Dallas County Adds 30 More COVID-19 Deaths Tuesday, Including 3 Under 40 – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas County reports 1,303 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as well as 30 other deaths from the virus, including a pregnant woman in her 20s and a woman in her 30s who initially recovered from the coronavirus more than six months ago .

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As the state begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines for people in phase 1A and 1B, county health departments have started waiting lists for those who want to be vaccinated.

You can now register to receive the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. The links are below:

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You don’t have to be a county resident to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county – registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without internet access, Tarrant County also takes registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS Vaccine Helpline at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639). In Denton County, dial 940-349-2585.

Of the cases reported on Tuesday, the county said 1,187 were confirmed cases and 116 were probable cases (antigen testing), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county for March 2020 to 236,925 and the number of probable cases (antigen test) at 32640.. The total of confirmed and probable cases in the county is now at 269,565. In the last seven days of reporting, Dallas County officials announced 8,183 new confirmed and probable cases of the virus for an average of 1,169 per day.

On Monday, the county reported less than 1,000 new cases per day for the first time since December 4.

In Dallas County and TSA-E, the trauma service area that encompasses northern Texas, hospitalizations for COVID-19 have been trending downward for more than two weeks. The county has reported 772 people hospitalized with the virus through Monday, February 8. County emergency rooms saw 419 patients showing symptoms of the virus on Monday – about 20% of all visits.

With the 30 deaths added on Tuesday, there have now been 2,482 deaths in the county attributed to the virus since March 2020. The latest reported victims included people between the ages of 20 and 100.

• A pregnant woman in her twenties who resided in the city of Dallas. She had been seriously ill at a local hospital and had underlying high-risk health issues.
• A woman in her 30s who resided in the city of Dallas. She expired in an emergency department at a local hospital and had underlying high-risk health issues.
• A woman in her 30s who resided in the town of Irving and had recently been re-infected with COVID-19 after an initial recovery more than 6 months earlier. She was gravely ill and suffered from underlying high risk health conditions.
• A man in his forties who resided in the city of Dallas. He expired in an emergency department at a local hospital and had no underlying high-risk health issues.
• A woman in her fifties who resided in the town of Irving. She had been seriously ill at a local hospital and had underlying high-risk health issues.
• A woman in her fifties who resided in the city of Dallas. She expired at home.
• A man in his 50s who resided in a long-term care facility in the town of Irving. He expired in the facility and had no underlying high-risk health issues.
• A man in his sixties who resided in the town of Garland. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A woman in her sixties who resided in the town of Mesquite. She was gravely ill and suffered from underlying high risk health conditions.
• A man in his sixties who resided in the town of Irving. He had been hospitalized.
• A woman in her sixties who resided in the town of Seagoville. She had been hospitalized and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A man in his sixties who resided in the town of Carrollton. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A man in his 60s who was being held in a correctional facility in the city of Dallas. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A man in his sixties who resided in the town of Irving. He expired at home.
• A woman in her sixties who resided in the city of Grand Prairie. She expired in an emergency department at a local hospital.
• A man in his sixties who resided in the city of Dallas. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A woman in her 80s who resided in the town of Coppell. She had been hospitalized and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• An 80-year-old man who resided in a long-term care facility in the city of Dallas. He expired in the facility and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• An 80 year old woman who resided in the town of Garland. She had been seriously ill at a local hospital and had underlying high-risk health issues.
• An 80-year-old man who resided in a long-term care facility in the city of Grand Prairie. He expired in the facility and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• An 80 year old man who resided in the town of Irving. He had been hospitalized and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• An 80-year-old man who resided in the city of Dallas. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A 90 year old man who resided in the town of Sachse. He died at home and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A woman in her 90s who resided in a long-term care facility in the town of Seagoville. She expired in the facility and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A 90-year-old man who resided in a long-term care facility in Desoto town. He had been seriously ill at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A 90 year old man who resided in the city of Dallas. He expired in an establishment.
• A woman in her 90s who resided in the city of Dallas. She expired at home.
• A man in his hundred who resided in the town of Mesquite. He expired in an institution and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.
• A woman in her 100s who resided in a long-term care facility in the town of Mesquite. She expired in the establishment.
• A man in his hundred who resided in the town of Mesquite. He expired in an emergency department at a local hospital and suffered from underlying high-risk health conditions.

Unfortunately, one of those deaths was of a young pregnant woman in her twenties and another of a woman in her thirties who had recovered from COVID over six months ago, only to be recently re-infected with the virus, ”Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. mentionned. “We know this month will remain difficult in Dallas County as we mourn our fellow citizens who have lost their lives to this virus. Our actions and sacrifices today can and will make a difference, not just in those communities. cases that we’ll see in a few weeks, but in hospitalizations and deaths that usually occur around a month later. “

COVID-19 VACCINE EFFORTS

Partnering with the state’s health department, Dallas County opened a full-scale vaccination center in Fair Park in January, where it planned to administer up to 2,000 vaccines per day for those in Phase 1A. and 1B. The vaccination center does not accept walk-in visits and you must have an appointment to be vaccinated. Sign up for an appointment via the link below. The county also plans to deliver vaccines to two other locations in the county where it can administer an additional 1,000 vaccines per day.

County officials said last week they planned to upgrade the Fair Park center to a drive-thru model that can deliver up to 12,000 doses of vaccine per day.

Jenkins said on Tuesday that the county had administered 40,009 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park County vaccination center since it opened on Jan.11. The county said it received an additional 9,000 doses to be administered this week.

The judge reiterated that those who received their first injection of the vaccine do not need to make an appointment for their second dose – the date of the second appointment, he said, is on the back of the notebook vaccination received in the first dose. was administered.

“As individuals are vaccinated, it is essential that we do not let go of our guard and continue to use these personal protective measures until we achieve collective immunity to ensure our safety and that of us. of our loved ones. Once you’ve received the vaccine, you should always wear your mask, wash your hands, stay at least six feet from others and avoid crowds, ”Jenkins said.

The vaccine is currently only given to those in phases 1A and 1B, as directed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. People in phase 1A are frontline healthcare workers or residents of long-term care facilities. Phase 1B includes people over 65 or over 16 with chronic illness that puts them at risk for serious illness.

The DSHS said on February 4 that they are continuing to discuss when to expand vaccine availability to group 1C and whether or not that group will include teachers.

Once vaccinated, people are expected to achieve some level of protection within two weeks of the first shot, but full protection may not occur until a few weeks after the second shot. Even fully vaccinated, it is still possible to be infected with the virus since the vaccine does not offer 100% protection.

The Texas DSHS says the vaccine will not be readily available to the general public until late spring or early summer 2021.

Distribution of Texas COVID-19 vaccine

Data from the Texas State Department Health Department shows where the COVID-19 vaccines have been sent in the state. Click on a marker to get information about each location. Use the plus and minus signs below to zoom in or out on the map.