For the second day in a row, Dallas County has seen a slight increase in the positive amount of COVID-19 cases. However, officials say this does not indicate a trend.
"The numbers from today and yesterday are a little higher than we’ve seen in the last week but do not indicate a trend," Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted.
Friday afternoon, county officials announced 200 additional cases and 1 new death.
The latest victim to die is a Garland man in his 40s who had underlying health conditions, officials say.
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Tarrant County reports 85 new cases
Friday afternoon, Tarrant County health officials reported 85 new cases and two more deaths.
The two victims include a man in his 90s from Bedford and a woman in her 70s from Fort Worth. Officials say both patients had underlying health conditions.
Since testing began in March, Tarrant County has confirmed 160 deaths and 2,220 recoveries.
Plano woman, 63, with COVID-19 dies
A 63-year-old Plano woman who had COVID-19 died Wednesday. Collin County health officials say she had underlying health conditions.
The woman is the 34th Collin County resident to die from coronavirus since testing began in March.
As of Friday morning, there have been 1,236 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Collin County residents and 892 recoveries, according to officials.
Daily hospital capacity numbers
The city of Dallas released the following numbers as reported by the 25 hospitals Thursday.
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