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Dallas County reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 82 new coronavirus cases Saturday. The latest victims included four Dallas residents — a man in his 40s, two men in their 50s and a man in his 70s, all of whom had underlying health conditions. The fifth victim was a Grand Prairie man in his 50s who had underlying health conditions. …

Dallas County will receive 6,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose coronavirus vaccine next week, County Judge Clay Jenkins says. The vaccine was endorsed Friday by a panel of U.S. health advisers, and the Food and Drug Administration is expected to issue its final decision on emergency approval soon, clearing the way for a third vaccine against COVID-19 to be …

Dallas County on Monday reported 541 more coronavirus cases, all of them considered new. Seven new COVID-19 deaths were also reported. Monday’s report was an abrupt departure from the past four days, when the county reported more than 1,800 new cases each day. While early last week saw lower numbers due to a reporting glitch at the state level, County …

Dallas County announced 460 more confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday, including 455 considered new and five from previous months. One new COVID-19 death was also reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual counties. Of cases reported Saturday, Dallas County health officials said 167 …

On the same day that the U.S. officially surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, Dallas County reached a new sobering marker of its own, announcing three new deaths that lifted the county’s total pandemic fatalities to 1,000. Dallas County’s first reported death came on March 19. Since then, COVID-19 has killed more county residents than strokes or any other cause except heart …

Dallas County crossed the 800-death threshold with 13 new COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday. The county also recorded 641 new coronavirus cases. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said at a news conference that the county continues to see a steady decline in new cases after posting record highs in early and mid-July. “Today you may notice it is a lot higher …

Dallas County will end its agreement with the federal government this week and assume near-total control of publicly funded coronavirus testing in an effort to provide quicker results, County Judge Clay Jenkins announced Monday on Twitter. The shift comes after Commissioner John Wiley Price raised concerns Friday that results from the federally provided tests were taking too long — up to two …