Dallas County Residents
| September 29, 2023 | 736,643 | 7,205 |
Note: Count does not include positive results from persons who reside out-of-state or outside of Dallas County.
For CDC week 38, DCHHS is reporting a cumulative total of 582,751 confirmed cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dallas County. The cumulative total probable case count in Dallas County is 153,892. This week, a total of 710 cases of COVID-19 were reported within 14 days of specimen collection date, and a total of 7,205 deaths in Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.
To date, a total of 4,641 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified and investigated in residents of Dallas County, including 290 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha); 4 cases of B.1.351 (Beta); 1,898 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); 2,362 cases of B.1.1.529 (Omicron); and 3 cases of P.2 (Zeta). Seven hundred fifty-six have been hospitalized and 108 have died. Four hundred thirty-eight COVID-19 variant cases were reinfections. Additionally, 2,359 people were considered fully vaccinated before infection with a COVID-19 variant.
There are currently 33 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A cumulative total of 9,361 residents and 5,965 healthcare workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,631 have been hospitalized and 1,128 have died. About 16% of all deaths reported to date have been associated with long-term care facilities.
There has been 5 outbreak 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 1,448 residents and staff members (1,065 residents and 383 staff) in congregate-living facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
There has been 5 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 1,449 residents and staff members (1,066 residents and 382 staff) in congregate-living facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
All Dallas County COVID-19 Updates and Information can be found here: https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/
All guidance documents can be found here: https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/guidance-health.php
COVID-19 Data Summaries for Dallas County, TX
This data is updated weekly by DCHHS
Click here to view DCHHS COVID-19 Weekly Summary
For DFW COVID-19 forecasting data, please see the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's model here.
