DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - Dallas County Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday that 100 more people had tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 731.
The county health department also announced the 14th and 15th deaths from the disease.
"We're beginning to see the curve rise and we all must do our part to exercise personal responsibility. Along those lines, many of our faith leaders have stepped up to provide the help needed so that our churches and religious organizations, regardless of size, will have the capability to do remote services in compliance with Governor Abbott's order yesterday, without subjecting their congregations to increased chances of exposure that would come from meeting in congregant settings. As a result of the uncertainty around the order, I am working with the State on behalf of our federal partners, to get them the answers they need. We are all in this together and together we will #FlattenTheCurve," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
Health officials say a Mesquite man in his 50's and a Garland woman in her 80's are the latest victims of COVID-19 in the county. Both individuals had been critically ill in area hospitals.
