(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas county is approaching 10,000 confirmed Coronavirus cases. County health officials reported another 202 cases of COVID-19 and one new death. Overall, Dallas county has almost 9,600 cases, while neighboring Tarrant county has about 5,300 infected residents.
104 new cases were diagnosed in Tarrant, 33 in Denton county, and 19 in Collin county. over 1,300 Denton residents have the virus, while Collin reports over 1,200. The Metroplex total is over 17,000 with 358 additional positives.
The Texas death toll for COVID-19 has eclipsed 1,600, with 443 in the DFW area. Meanwhile, the Lone Star State is nearing 60,000 positive cases. The four major counties in North Texas reported a combined 358 new cases and two new deaths. The fatality rate is 2.3% for both Dallas and Denton counties, while the Metroplex rate is 2.5%.
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Dallas county 9,587 cases (202 new), 222 deaths, 2.3% fatality rate
Tarrant county 5,294 cases (104 new), 158 deaths, 3% fatality rate
Denton county 1,318 cases (33 new), 30 deaths, 2.3% fatality rate
Collin county 1,236 cases (19 new), 33 deaths, 2.7% fatality rate
Metroplex 17,435 cases (358 new), 443 deaths 2.5% fatality rate
Texas 59,776 cases, 1,601 deaths, 2.7% fatality rate
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