There is concern among officials that recent protests in the city will accelerate the spread.
Dallas County will report its highest single-day totals for both new coronavirus cases and deaths on Tuesday since the pandemic began, according to a report, with the director of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services saying he’s concerned the spread may accelerate with recent protests seen in the city of Dallas.... [+]
Wednesday, April 15, 2020. On Wednesday, Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,986 confirmed Covid-19 cases and 43 deaths. Photographer: Rebecca Smeyne/BloombergThe county—which includes the city of Dallas in its entirety—will report 257 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths Tuesday, with reporting that Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang informed county commissioners of that Tuesday morning.for Dallas County, which had a single-day high of 253 new cases, reported multiple times, with the previous record high of 14 deaths in one day coming on May 19.day Dallas County will have reported at least 200 new cases, seeing a new spike after a period of decline after cases appeared to plateau in mid-May—much later than the early April timeframe when much of the U.S.
At least some of the increases in the case count can be attributed to more testing, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott saying that’s what led to the state itself seeingBut increased testing can’t account for the number of hospitalizations, which Dallas County recently started keeping track of, with Huang telling the county commissioners that there has not been a drop in the 14-day average of hospitalizations.
Huang also said “we’re concerned" about coronavirus spreading from protests in Dallas and crowds recently seen gathering for Memorial Day, with some of those protests—which were against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody—turning riotous, leading to looting and destruction.
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