Dallas County reports 2 coronavirus deaths, 114 cases; Tarrant County adds 208 cases

The average number of new daily cases in the county for the last two weeks is 104. For the previous 14-day period, the average was 92.

Health officials have been warning people about the risk of “variants of concern,” particularly the delta variant, which was first identified in India.

Last week, President Joe Biden also spoke about the risk of the delta variant, especially for people who are not vaccinated. The Biden administration recently announced that it would not reach its goal of having 70% of eligible people nationwide receive at least one vaccine dose by July 4.

Dr. James Cutrell, an infectious disease expert at UT Southwestern, told The Dallas Morning News on Monday that both doses of the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines would offer 88% to 90% protection against the delta variant.

According to the state, 1,243,101 people in Dallas County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 1,046,269 — 48.0% of the county’s population 12 and older — are fully vaccinated.

Texas

Across the state, 2,410 more cases were reported Thursday, including 1,704 new cases and 706 older ones recently reported by labs.

The state also reported 38 COVID-19 deaths, raising its toll to 51,130.

Of the new cases, 1,091 were confirmed and 613 were probable. Of the older cases, 489 were confirmed and 217 were probable.

The state’s case total is now 2,980,499, including 2,540,318 confirmed and 440,181 probable.

According to the state, 13,678,343 people in Texas have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 11,588,859 — 48.1% of the state’s population 12 and older — are fully vaccinated.

Tarrant County

Tarrant County reported two deaths and 208 cases Thursday.

The latest victims were a woman in her 80s and a man in his 60s, both from Fort Worth. Both had underlying high-risk health conditions.

Of the new cases, 144 were confirmed and 64 were probable. The numbers bring the county’s case total to 262,995, including 219,724 confirmed and 43,271 probable. The death toll is 3,561.

According to the state, 927,117 people in Tarrant County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 807,979 — 46.5% of the county’s population 12 and older — are fully vaccinated.

Collin County

The state added one death and 27 cases to Collin County’s totals Thursday.

No details about the latest victim were available.

The numbers bring the county’s case total to 92,671, including 75,801 confirmed and 16,870 probable. The death toll is 844.

According to the state, 572,609 people in Collin County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 500,778 — 57.9% of the county’s population 12 and older — are fully vaccinated.

Denton County

Denton County reported 23 cases Thursday. No additional deaths were reported.

The newly reported cases bring the county’s case total to 76,857, including 56,303 confirmed and 20,554 probable. The death toll is 615.

According to the state, 446,991 people in Denton County have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 389,193 — 51.9% of the county’s population 12 and older — are fully vaccinated.

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: 11,835 cases (9,458 confirmed and 2,377 probable), 158 deaths.
• Kaufman County: 16,500 cases (13,638 confirmed and 2,862 probable), 265 deaths.
• Ellis County: 23,297 cases (19,208 confirmed and 4,089 probable), 322 deaths.
• Johnson County: 20,122 cases (16,993 confirmed and 3,129 probable), 375 deaths.