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Across the state, 4,096 more coronavirus cases and 200 COVID-19 deaths were reported Friday.
Texas has now reported 1,657,857 total cases and 26,408 fatalities.
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Of the new cases, 3,123 were confirmed and 973 were probable. The state has reported 1,467,898 confirmed cases and 189,959 probable cases.
The state also added 219 older confirmed cases and 20 older probable cases that were recently reported by labs.
There are 10,868 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 3,346 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
On Friday, 21.35% of patients in the hospital region covering the D-FW area were COVID-19 patients, according to the state dashboard.
The seven-day average positivity rate statewide for molecular tests, based on the date of test specimen collection, was 14.94% as of Thursday. State health officials said using data based on when people were tested provides the most accurate positivity rate.
For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 9.71%.
Dallas County
Dallas County won’t resume reporting COVID-19 data until Saturday, officials said.
The county reported a record 2,512 coronavirus cases and 30 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday.
The county has logged 160,189 confirmed cases and 19,229 probable cases. It also has recorded 1,544 COVID-19 deaths.
Saturday’s numbers will include data processed Wednesday evening, and Sunday’s report will include COVID-19 data from Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Tarrant County
Tarrant County health officials will resume posting data Sunday, according to the county’s dashboard.
On Wednesday, the county reported 1,702 coronavirus cases and 11 new deaths.
The county has logged 135,793 cases, including 118,641 that are confirmed cases, 17,152 that are probable and 99,752 recoveries. The death toll stands at 1,389.
As of Wednesday, 1,168 people were hospitalized with the virus.
Collin County
The state’s dashboard did not add new cases to Collin County’s total as of 4:25 p.m. Friday.
On Thursday the state added 901 coronavirus cases to Collin County’s total, bringing the tally to 44,070. Five new COVID-19 fatalities also were reported, bringing the county’s death toll to 345.
Collin County has recorded 39,876 confirmed cases and 4,194 probable cases.
According to state data, the county has 4,222 active cases of the virus and has recorded 35,654 recoveries.
The county’s coronavirus dashboard only notes total hospitalizations, which stand at 475.
Denton County
Denton County did not post new data Friday and will resume posting new coronavirus data Saturday.
The county reported 751 coronavirus cases and three deaths Wednesday. Denton County has had 36,303 COVID-19 cases, including 12,100 that are active and 24,016 that are recoveries. The death toll stands at 187.
There were 158 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Wednesday, according to the county’s data.
Other counties
The Texas Department of State Health Services has taken over reporting for these other North Texas counties. In some counties, new data may not be reported every day.
The latest numbers are:
- Rockwall County: 5,658 cases (4,696 confirmed and 962 probable), 49 deaths.
- Kaufman County: 8,519 cases (7,427 confirmed and 1,092 probable), 111 deaths.
- Ellis County: 11,961 cases (10,537 confirmed and 1,424 probable), 158 deaths.
- Johnson County: 10,073 cases (8,908 confirmed and 1,165 probable), 149 deaths.