As of 12:00 PM November 28, 2022, DCHHS is reporting a cumulative total of 557,973 (+139) confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County. The cumulative total probable case count in Dallas County is 133,450 (+55). A total of 190 cases of COVID-19 were reported within 14 days of specimen collection date, and a total of 6,770 deaths in Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.
The additional deaths being reported today include the following:
- A man in his 80s 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
To date, a total of 3,689 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified and investigated in residents of Dallas County, including: 289 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha); 4 cases of B.1.351 (Beta); 1,888 cases of B.1.617.2 (Delta); 31 cases of B.1.427 (Epsilon); 29 cases of P.1 (Gamma); 15 cases of B.1.526 (Iota); 5 cases of C.37 (Lambda); 4 cases of B.1.621 (Mu); 1,421 cases of B.1.1.529 (Omicron); and 3 cases of P.2 (Zeta). Five hundred ninety-seven cases have been hospitalized and 78 have died. One hundred ninety-five COVID-19 variant cases were reinfections. Additionally, 1,638 people were considered fully vaccinated before infection with a COVID-19 variant.
For week 46, 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 (11.43%), rhinovirus/enterovirus (27.78%), and RSV (15.37%).
There are currently 35 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A cumulative total of 7,800 residents and 5,212 healthcare workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,458 have been hospitalized and 963 have died. About 15% of all deaths reported to date have been associated with long-term care facilities.
There have been 6 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 1,381 residents and staff members (1,016 residents and 365 staff) 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.
