Dallas County is reporting one other 13 COVID-19 deaths Tuesday together with one other 245 new instances of the virus, a decrease quantity, county officers say, pushed by reporting delays as a consequence of winter storms.
“Our numbers as we speak are artificially low as a result of chilly climate disrupting reporting processes. The general pattern although over the past two weeks has been very constructive in that instances are declining,” mentioned Dallas County Choose Clay Jenkins. “Issues are extraordinarily tough proper now for everybody and social distancing will not be potential in some conditions the place households are taking in others. It is rather essential in these conditions to make use of as a lot spacing as potential, put on your masks, wash your palms, and do all that you would be able to to keep away from the unfold of COVID throughout this unprecedented climate emergency.”
Of the instances reported Tuesday, the county mentioned 119 have been confirmed instances and 126 have been possible (antigen check) instances, bringing the overall variety of confirmed instances within the county from March 2020 to 241,532 and the variety of possible (antigen check) instances to 33,868. The overall of confirmed and possible instances within the county is now 275,400. During the last seven reporting days, Dallas County officers have introduced 5,835 new confirmed and possible instances of the virus for a mean of 834 per day.
Need to Get on a Vaccine Waitlist?
Because the state begins to distribute the COVID-19 vaccines for these in Section 1A and 1B, county well being departments have begun waitlists for these want to be inoculated.
Now you can register to recieve the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Hyperlinks are beneath:
You do not want to be a resident of the county to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county — registration is open to anybody in Texas. For these with out web entry, Tarrant County can also be taking registrations by telephone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, name the DCHHS vaccine hotline at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639). In Denton County, name 940-349-2585.
With the 13 deaths added Tuesday, there have now been 2,666 deaths within the county attributed to the virus since March 2020. The most recent victims introduced included individuals whose ages ranged from their 30s to their 90s.
A person in his 30s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Garland. He was discovered deceased at residence and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 50s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Grand Prairie. He had been hospitalized and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 60s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Lancaster. He had been critically ailing in an space hospital and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 60s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Grand Prairie. He had been critically ailing in an space hospital and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 70s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Sunnyvale. He expired at residence and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A girl in her 70s who was a resident of a long-term care facility within the Metropolis of Irving. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 70s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Dallas. He expired at residence and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 70s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Richardson. He had been critically ailing in an space hospital and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 70s was a resident of the Metropolis of Grand Prairie. He had been hospitalized.
A person in his 70s who was a resident of a long-term care facility within the Metropolis of Garland. He died within the facility and didn’t have underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 80s who was a resident of a long-term care facility within the Metropolis of Irving. He died in hospice and didn’t have underlying high-risk well being situations.
A girl in her 90s who was a resident of the Metropolis of Dallas. She had been critically ailing in an space hospital and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
A person in his 90s who was a resident of a long-term care facility within the Metropolis of Dallas. He died within the facility and had underlying high-risk well being situations.
COVID-19 VACCINE EFFORTS
Dallas County at the moment operates a large-scale vaccination hub at Honest Park the place they’ll vaccinate as much as 2,000 individuals per day. The vaccination middle doesn’t settle for walk-ups and it’s essential to have an appointment to get vaccinated. Register for an appointment on the hyperlink beneath.
The Honest Park vaccine hub is closed by Wednesday as a consequence of inclement climate. The winter climate could necessitate additional closures.
This week, FEMA introduced the Honest Park location, together with AT&T Stadium in Arlington, would quickly be mass vaccination hubs the place greater than 10,000 individuals per day might obtain the vaccine. Those hubs are expected to be open by Feb. 24.
Jenkins mentioned Tuesday the county has administered 43,823 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine on the county’s Honest Park vaccine hub because it opened on Jan. 11.
The choose reiterated that those that have acquired their first shot of the vaccine don’t must make an appointment for his or her second dose — the date of the second appointment, he mentioned, is on the again of the vaccination card acquired when the primary dose was administered.
“As people are vaccinated, it’s vital that we don’t let up our guard and that we proceed utilizing these private protecting measures till we attain herd immunity to maintain ourselves and our family members secure. When you obtain the vaccine, you continue to must put on your masks, wash your palms, keep at the very least six toes away from others, and keep away from crowds,” Jenkins mentioned.
The vaccine is at the moment solely being administered to those that are a part of Section 1A and 1B, as outlined by the Texas Division of State Well being Companies. These in Section 1A are front-line healthcare staff or residents of long-term care amenities. Section 1B contains those that are over the age of 65, or these over the age of 16 with a continual medical situation that places them in danger for extreme sickness.
The DSHS mentioned Feb. four they’re persevering with to debate when to develop vaccine availability to group 1C and whether or not or not that group will embody academics.
As soon as vaccinated, persons are anticipated to get some degree of safety inside a few weeks after the primary shot, however full safety could not occur till a few weeks after the second shot. Even when absolutely vaccinated, it is nonetheless potential to change into contaminated by the virus because the vaccine doesn’t provide 100% safety.
The Texas DSHS advises that the vaccine is not going to be available for most of the people till late spring or early summer time 2021.
Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Knowledge from the Texas Division of State Well being Companies exhibits the place COVID-19 vaccines have been despatched across the state. Click on on a marker to search out out details about every location. Use the “plus” and “minus” indicators beneath to zoom out and in of the map.
