Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) provided more than 500,000 total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Fair Park mega-vaccine clinic, which operated from January 11 through July 17. A vaccination clinic is open at the Dallas College Eastfield Campus Location on Saturdays from 9 am-6 pm. A weekly pop-up vaccination clinic will also take place at Ellis Davis Fieldhouse on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 am-6 pm.
The additional deaths being reported today include the following:
- A man in his 40s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He was found deceased at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 50s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He was found deceased at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 60s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He was found deceased at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 60s who was a resident of the City of Mesquite. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 60s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 60s who was a resident of the City of Garland. She expired in hospice and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 60s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 70s 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 woman in her 70s who was a resident of the City of Irving. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70s who was a resident of the City of Cedar Hill. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70s who was a resident of the City of Irving. She expired in an area hospital ED and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70s who was a resident of the City of Lancaster. She expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 70s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 70s 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 woman in her 70s who was a resident of the City of Cedar Hill. She expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 80s who was a resident of the City of Seagoville. He expired at a facility and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 80s who was a resident of the City of Desoto. He expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 80s who was a resident of the City of Cedar Hill. He expired in hospice and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A man in his 90s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 90s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She expired at home and had underlying high-risk health conditions.
To date, a total of 2,056 cases with SARS-CoV-2 variants have been identified and investigated in residents of Dallas County, including 162 cases of B.1.1.7 (Alpha); 4 cases of B.1.351 (Beta); 1,569 cases of B.1.617.2 (Delta); 14 cases of B.1.427 (Epsilon); 20 cases of P.1 (Gamma); 9 cases of B.1.526 (Iota); 4 cases of C.37 (Lambda); 2 cases of B.1.621 (Mu); 271 cases of B.1.1.529 (Omicron); and 1 case of P.2 (Zeta). Three hundred and fifty-four cases have been hospitalized and 49 have died. Thirty-five COVID-19 variant cases were reinfections. Five hundred and eighty-four people were considered fully vaccinated before infection with a COVID-19 variant.
As of 3/25/2022, a total of 350 confirmed and probable cases were reported in CDC week 11 (week ending 3/19/22), which is a weekly rate of 13.3 new cases per 100,000 residents.
As of the week ending 3/19/2022, about 81% of Dallas County residents age 12 years and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including 98% of residents age 65 years and older; 86% of residents between 40-64 years of age; 78% of residents 25-39 years of age; 67% of residents 18-24 years of age; and 62% of residents 12-17 years of age. In the cities of Addison, Coppell, Highland Park, Irving, and Sunnyvale, greater than 92% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the cities of Cedar Hill, Desoto, Farmers Branch, Garland, Lancaster, and University Park, greater than 80% of residents 18 years of age and older have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
About 51.8% of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Week 10 were Dallas County residents who were not fully vaccinated. In Dallas County, 41,310 cases of COVID-19 breakthrough COVID-19 infections in fully vaccinated individuals have been confirmed to date, of which 3,734 (9.0%) were hospitalized and 630 have died due to COVID-19.
Of all Dallas County residents tested for COVID-19 by PCR during the week ending 3/19/2022 (CDC week 11), 2.3% of respiratory specimens tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. For week 11, 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 (3.73 %), rhinovirus/enterovirus (32.46%), and RSV (2.18%).
There are currently 19 active long-term care facility outbreaks. A cumulative total of 6,443 residents and 4,362 healthcare workers in long-term facilities in Dallas have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Of these, 1,326 have been hospitalized and 898 have died. About 16% of all deaths reported to date have been associated with long-term care facilities.
There have been 3 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 840 residents and 295 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
Local health experts use hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and ER visits as three of the key indicators as part of determining the COVID-19 Risk Level (color-coded risk) and corresponding guidelines for activities during our COVID-19 response. The most recent COVID-19 hospitalization data for Dallas County, as reported to the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council, can be found at www.dallascounty.org/covid-19 under “Monitoring Data,” and is updated regularly. This data includes information on the total available ICU beds, suspected and confirmed COVID-19 ER visits in the last 24 hours, confirmed COVID-19 inpatients, and COVID-19 deaths by actual date of death. The most recent forecasting from UTSW can be found here. The most recent COVID-19 Data Summaries for Dallas County, TX can be found at the bottom of this page.
“Today, the federal government launched COVID.gov, a new website with all your COVID-19 resources on it. This website is useful and tailored to your zip code and community. You can use that or vaccines.gov to find a vaccine near you. Second boosters are now available and the public health committee here will give their thoughts on who would benefit from those boosters. But if you have not received your first booster, it’s believed that that shot is helpful and you should get that one right away. If you’ve already received your third booster and are eligible for an additional booster, determining whether or not to get a fourth shot is a decision between you and your doctor,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
