As of 12:00 pm March 09, 2022, Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 569 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County, 279 confirmed cases, and 290 probable cases. There is a cumulative total of 470,888 confirmed cases (PCR test). There is a cumulative total of 99,736 probable cases (antigen test). A total of 6,046 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) provided more than 500,000 total doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park mega-vaccine clinic, which operated from January 11 through July 17. A vaccination clinic is open at the Dallas College Eastfield Campus Location on Thursdays – Saturdays from 9 am-6 pm. A weekly pop-up vaccination clinic will also take place at Fair Park on Tuesdays from 12:30 pm-6 pm and on Sundays, from 10 am – 4 pm.
The additional deaths being reported today include the following:
To date, a total of 1,658 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified and investigated in residents of Dallas County, including 162 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha); 4 cases of B.1.351 (Beta); 1,2670 cases of B.1.617.2 (Delta); 14 cases of B.1.427 (Epsilon); 20 cases of P.1 (Gamma); 9 cases of B.1.526 (Iota); 4 cases of C.37 (Lambda); 2 cases of B.1.621 (Mu); 172 cases of B.1.1.529 (Omicron); and 1 case of P.2 (Zeta). Three hundred and five cases have been hospitalized and 44 have died. Twenty-five COVID-19 variant cases were reinfections. Four hundred and thirty-eight people were considered fully vaccinated before infection with a COVID-19 variant. As of 3/4/2022, a total of 808 confirmed and probable cases were reported in CDC week 8 (week ending 2/26/22), which is a weekly rate of 30.7 new cases per 100,000 residents.
As of the week ending 2/26/2022, about 80% of Dallas County residents age 12 years and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including 98% of residents age 65 years and older; 86% of residents between 40-64 years of age; 77% of residents 25-39 years of age; 66% of residents 18-24 years of age; and 61% of residents 12-17 years of age. In the cities of Addison, Coppell, Highland Park, Irving, and Sunnyvale, greater than 92% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the cities of Cedar Hill, Desoto, Farmers Branch, Garland, Lancaster, and University Park, greater than 80% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (See below). About 55.7% of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Week 8 were Dallas County residents who were not fully vaccinated. In Dallas County, 35,606 cases of COVID-19 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated individuals have been confirmed to date, of which 3,406 (9.6%) were hospitalized and 559 have died due to COVID-19.
Of all Dallas County residents tested for COVID-19 by PCR during the week ending 2/26/2022 (CDC week 8), 5.4% of respiratory specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. For week 8, area hospital labs have continued to report elevated numbers and proportions of respiratory specimens that are positive for other respiratory viruses by molecular tests: parainfluenza (2.74%), rhinovirus/enterovirus (35.62%), and RSV (2.46%).
There are currently 63 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A cumulative total of 6,378 residents and 4,270 healthcare workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,305 have been hospitalized and 882 have died. About 16% of all deaths reported to date have been associated with long-term care facilities.
There have been 11 outbreaks of COVID-19 in a congregate-living facility (e.g. homeless shelters, group homes, and halfway homes) reported within the past 30 days. A cumulative total of 840 residents and 295 staff members in congregate-living facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. New cases are being reported as a daily aggregate, with more detailed data dashboards and summary reports updated on Friday evenings, available at: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus/daily-updates.php.
Local health experts use hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and ER visits as three of the key indicators as part of determining the COVID-19 Risk Level (color-coded risk) and corresponding guidelines for activities during our COVID-19 response. The most recent COVID-19 hospitalization data for Dallas County, as reported to the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council, can be found at www.dallascounty.org/covid-19 under “Monitoring Data,” and is updated regularly. This data includes information on the total available ICU beds, suspected and confirmed COVID-19 ER visits in the last 24 hours, confirmed COVID-19 inpatients, and COVID-19 deaths by actual date of death. The most recent forecasting from UTSW can be found here.
“The pandemic has entered into a new phase that is a welcome respites from the high infection rates we have seen for much of the last two years. However, with viruses we know that eventually the virus will morph into another strain that is highly contagious. To be protected from that strain and the still present risk of current strains of COVID, get a vaccine if you have not been vaccinated, or get a booster if you are due for your booster so that you are fully up to date on your vaccine. You can find vaccines near you at vaccines.gov,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
All Dallas County COVID-19 Updates and Information can be found here: https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/ and all guidance documents can be found here: https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/guidance-health.php
Specific Guidance for the Public:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends taking everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:
Additional information is available at the following websites:
For additional information and updates from the City of Duncanville visit:
duncanville.com/covid-19/
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