Dallas County reported 8 COVID-related deaths and 159 new cases today on Tuesday

Dallas County Health and Welfare Services Report 8 people died And 159 additional confirmed cases Report of COVID-19 on May 11 Total death toll 3,942 to date. The total number of confirmed cases is 258,869.

The county also reports a total of 41,917 possible cases of COVID.

Dallas County Health and Welfare Services provides initial vaccination to people at highest risk of exposure to COVID-19. The Fairpark Mega Vaccine Clinic, which opened on Monday, January 11, has been receiving 461,000 COVID-19 vaccines since the start of vaccination, and the first and second vaccinations will resume on Wednesday.

The additional deaths reported are:

A man in his twenties who was a resident of the city of Dallas. He was found dead at home and was in potentially high-risk health.

A man in his thirties who was a resident of the city of Dallas. He died of regional ED and was in potentially high-risk health.

A woman in her 60s who was a resident of Farmers Brunch. She expired at home and was in potentially high-risk health.

A man in his 60s who was a resident of a nursing care facility in Mesquite. He was seriously ill at a local hospital and was in a fundamentally high-risk state of health.

A man in his 60s who was a resident of the city of Sigoville. He was hospitalized and was in potentially high-risk health condition.

A woman in her 70s who lived in a nursing care facility in Desoto City. She expired at the facility and was in potentially high-risk health condition.

A man from the 90’s who was a resident of the city of Dallas. He expired in hospice and was in a fundamentally high-risk state of health.

A man in his 90s who lived in a nursing care facility in Mesquite. He was hospitalized and was in potentially high-risk health condition.

The· Sax city According to city officials, only active recovered / deleted cases are reported. According to the city’s website, staff will be up-to-date when they receive information from the city’s health authorities. The last update was on May 7, showing 33 active cases in the city, 27 in Dallas County, and 6 in Collin County.

Ten additional cases of the SARS-CoV-2 mutant of concern have been newly identified. This includes eight B.1.1.7 cases, one B.1.429 case, and one P.1 case. To date, a total of 81 cases of concern for SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified in Dallas County residents. This includes: Seven B.1.429 variants. Two B.1.526 variants. Two P.1 variants. And one P.2 variant. Five were hospitalized, three needed to be admitted to the intensive care unit, and one died. Seven has recently had a history of domestic travel outside of Texas. One case of B.1.1.7 is a likely case of reinfection with COVID-19, which occurs more than 6 months after the infection confirmed by the first PCR. The provisional 7-day average of daily new confirmed possible cases for Week 17 of the CDC (depending on the date of test collection) is 214,this is 8.2. 8.2 Daily new cases per 100,000 inhabitants.of

Symptomatological patients who come to a local hospital in the 17th week (the week ending 5/1/21), 10.8% Among the respiratory specimens, SARS-CoV-2 was positive.

Over the last 30 days, there have been 1,106 COVID-19 cases in school-aged children, and staff have been reported from 417 separate kindergarten to high schools in Dallas County.

Currently, there are 31 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A total of 4,370 residents and 2,462 health care workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,089 were hospitalized and 775 died. About 20% of all deaths reported so far are related to long-term care facilities. In the last 30 days, 12 outbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in homeless shelters, group homes, half-baked homes, etc. A cumulative total of 598 residents and 221 staff members have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Dallas’ collective living facilities.

Of all confirmed cases requiring hospitalization to date, more than two-thirds were under the age of 65. Diabetes is a fundamentally high-risk health condition reported in about one-third of inpatients with COVID-19.

Local healthcare professionals consider hospitalization, ICU admission, and ER visits as three key indicators as part of determining COVID-19 risk levels (color-coded risks) and guidelines for activities during COVID-19 compliance. Use as. By May 10, 187 COVID-19 patients received acute treatment in Dallas County. The number of visits to the emergency room for COVID-19-like symptoms in Dallas County was 311 during the same period, or about 14%. Of all emergency department visits in the county.

The updated UTSW forecast reflects a slight decrease in the model, with hospitalizations between 140 and 220 and 210 cases per day by May 24.

From the staff report • [email protected]