Daily Updates

2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

As of 1:00 PM July 30, 2021, DCHHS is reporting a cumulative total of 271,471 (+650) confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County. The cumulative total probable case count in Dallas County is 45,366 (+76). A total of 4,203 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.

The additional deaths being reported today include the following:                  

• A woman in her 30’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Dallas. She expired in the facility and had underlying high risk health conditions. 
• A man in his 40’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Irving. He expired in the facility and had underlying high risk health conditions. 
• A man in his 60’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.  
• A man in his 70’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. He expired at home and had underlying high risk health conditions.
• A man in his 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions. 

To date, a total of 193 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have been identified in residents of Dallas County, including: 146 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha) variants; three B.1.351 (Beta) variants; twenty-five B.1.617.2 (Delta) variants; and nineteen P.1 (Gamma) variants. Twenty-one have been hospitalized and three have died.  One fully vaccinated patient subsequently became ill from B.1.1.7 infection and died.

The provisional seven-day average of daily new confirmed and probable cases (by date of test collection) for CDC week 29 (week ending 7/24/21), was 525, which is a rate of 19.9 daily new cases per 100,000 residents.  

As of the week ending 7/24/2021, about 59% of Dallas County residents age 12 years and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, including: 85% of residents age 65 years and older; 67% of residents between 40-64 years of age; 53% of residents 25-39 years of age; 43% of residents 18-24 years of age; and 32% of residents 12-17 years of age.  In the cities of Coppell and Sunnyvale, greater than 88% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.  In the cities of Addison and Highland Park, about 80% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (See below)

About 86% of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Week 29 were Dallas County residents who were not fully vaccinated.  In Dallas County,  2,115 cases of COVID-19 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated individuals have been confirmed to date, of which 261 (12.3%) were hospitalized and 29 have died due to COVID-19.

Of all Dallas County residents tested for COVID-19 by PCR during the week ending 7/24/21 (CDC week 29), 12.0% of respiratory specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.   For week 29, 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 (9.1%), rhinovirus/enterovirus (20%) and RSV (37%).     

There are currently 20 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A cumulative total of 4,411 residents and 2,497 healthcare workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,131 have been hospitalized and 813 have died. About 20% of all deaths reported to date have been associated with long-term care facilities.

There have been three 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 642 residents and 226 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.

Archived Dallas County COVID-19 Epidemiology reports from March 2020 to December 2020 are available at: https://www.dallascounty.org/departments/dchhs/2019-novel-coronavirus/summaries.php.

COVID-19 Data Summaries for Dallas County, TX

This data is updated weekly by DCHHS

DCHHS COVID-19 Weekly Summary: July 30, 2021

Summaries are archived here.

For DFW COVID-19 forecasting data, please see the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's model here.