DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - The Dallas County Health and Human Services deaprtment is reporting 43 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 1,155.
No new fatalities were reported.
"While today's positive case count is encouraging, I caution about reading too much into this number as several private labs were closed on Sunday. Having said that, the hospital systems are seeing evidence that the Dallas County Safer at Home executive order enacted on March 22nd is working to #FlattenTheCurve," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. "Please continue adherence to the Safer at Home order to help save lives. When you venture out, please consider wearing a cloth covering to protect your neighbors from your droplets and remember, cloth coverings are only 10-15% effective at protecting you. You must still maintain safe distancing of a minimum of 6 feet to stay safe. Your actions are critical for us to defeat COVID-19, save lives, and get back to normal life as soon as we can."
Of cases requiring hospitalization, about 71% have been either over 60 years of age or have had at least one known high-risk chronic health condition. Diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in over a 28% of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
#COVID19TX update:--7,276 cases reported--140 fatalities--157 of 254 counties report cases--85,357 people tested #StayHomeTexas. This is a critical week to flatten the curve in Texas. For more: https://t.co/91jcb4NX6c pic.twitter.com/u7SXb4IKqY— TexasDSHS (@TexasDSHS) April 6, 2020
