Some good news from UT Southwestern: The number of new daily COVID-19 cases projected in Dallas County by the end of the month has been lowered.
The projection of new daily cases at the end of January was previously 8,000. But, because of slow hospitalization growth and a plateau in the testing positivity rate, researchers have revised the forecast.
Parkland Medical Director Dr. Joseph Chang says vaccinations are playing a big part, too.
"That's going to be the best way to protect yourself," Dr. Chang says. "That's the case with this, that's the case with measles, that's the case with chickenpox. That's the case with all of the rest of our vaccines."
Health officials say the numbers don't definitively mean North Texas has hit its peak yet, but they feel cautiously optimistic. They say people should continue being diligent, getting vaccinated and quarantining if they test positive.
And, while projections are falling in Dallas County, they’re actually rising in Tarrant County. The number of new COVID-19 cases per day projected by the end of January in Tarrant County is now 7,000 up from the previous forecast of about 6,000.
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