FORT WORTH (NBCDFW) - There are now two presumptive positive cases of the new coronavirus in Tarrant County, officials said Friday.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley announced the second case after declaring a local state of disaster for the county.
His news conference came minutes after Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for Texas.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson issued a proclamation late Thursday declaring a local state of disaster for the city of 1.3 million people, shortly after a countywide ban on large public gatherings of 500 or more people was announced.




