(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex mortality rate for the Coronavirus has now dropped below 1.3%. The number of cases in North Texas is approaching 106,000, while the death toll nears 1,400.
Dallas county surpassed a total of over 55,500 positive tests, Tuesday, alongside 785 deaths. Tarrant county eclipsed 34,000 with 427 deaths, while Denton and Collin counties combined for just under 16,000 positive tests and 159 fatalities. Denton county has the lowest fatality rate at .08%.
Dallas county saw the number of new Coronavirus cases drop below 300, Tuesday. County health officials reported 298 additional positive cases. In addition, Tarrant county had 204, Collin county 226, and Denton county listed 122 newly infected residents.
Dallas county reported 30 new deaths related to the COVID-19, while Collin and Denton counties had 4 additional fatalities each. Texas as a state has surpassed 500,000 cases and 8,700 deaths.
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Dallas county 55,553 cases (298 new), 785 deaths (30 new), 1.4% mortality rate
Tarrant county 34,369 cases (204 new), 427 deaths, 1.2% mortality rate
Denton county 7,867 cases (122 new), 66 deaths (4 new), 0.8% mortality rate
Collin county 8,052 cases (226 new), 93 deaths (4 new), 1.2% mortality rate
Metroplex 105,841 cases (850 new), 1,371 deaths (38 new), 1.3% mortality rate
Texas 500,620 cases (8,913 new), 8,710 deaths (220 new), 1.7% mortality rate
