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Dallas County reported 332 coronavirus cases Sunday — 93 of them from the clearing of a state backlog of results.
Two more deaths were reported: a Grand Prairie man in his 60s and a Mesquite man in his 70s. Both were being treated in area hospitals and had underlying health problems, the county said.
Of the 93 backlogged cases, five were from March, 31 were from April, 22 were from June and three were from July.
Those backlogged results and the remaining 239 new cases reported Sunday brought Dallas County’s total to 68,904 cases, or about 26.1 out of every 1,000 residents, and 857 deaths.
From Aug. 1 to 14, the county said, 531 children between the ages of 5 and 18 were diagnosed with COVID-19. About half of them were of high school age, the county said, and more than half of all children were projected to be enrolled in Dallas ISD schools.
Statewide, 3,493 cases and 104 deaths were reported Sunday. There have been 577,537 cases, 11,370 deaths and an estimated 451,776 recoveries in Texas, according to health data.
Tarrant County
Tarrant County reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths Sunday, including three people who died in July, raising the death toll to 515.
The latest victims included four Fort Worth residents: a man in his 20s, a woman in her 50s, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 80s.
Four of the victims were from Arlington, including a man in his 50s, a man in his 60s and two men in their 80s.
The remaining victims were two men in their 80s — one from North Richland Hills and one from White Settlement.
Tarrant County also reported 255 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 39,811, or about 18.9 out of every 1,000 county residents. Of the total, 1,977 cases are considered probable.
The county has reported 32,632 recoveries.
Collin County
Collin County reported no new cases Sunday but reported two more deaths, bringing the county’s total to 104.
The county previously announced that its online coronavirus dashboard would match the number of cases, deaths and recoveries shown on the Department of State Health Service’s website. The county is still posting a warning that it has “no confidence” in the data it receives from the state.
The county has reported a total of 10,451 cases. There are 99 people hospitalized with the virus. The county is reporting that 5,709 people have recovered.
Denton County
As of 8 p.m. Sunday, Denton County had not reported new coronavirus numbers.
On Saturday county health officials announced 145 new cases, bringing the county’s total to 9,095 — about 10.3 cases for every 1,000 residents. They also added 180 recoveries for a new total of 6,525. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 93.
Other counties
The Texas Department of State Health Services has taken over reporting for many North Texas counties, and some may not report updates each day. The latest numbers are:
Rockwall County: 1,266 cases, 21 deaths.
Kaufman County: 2,656 cases, 32 deaths.
Ellis County: 3,486 cases, 54 deaths.
Johnson County: 2,393 cases, 40 deaths.