Dallas County reports 285 new coronavirus cases, a new single-day high
Dallas County reported 285 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its new highest single-day increase.
The county also reported its 250th COVID-19 death. The latest victim was a DeSoto man in his 60s who had underlying health conditions and had been critically ill in a hospital, officials said.
Dallas County has now reported a total of 11,243 coronavirus cases.
“Today, we saw the highest number of new cases on record for COVID-19,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a statement, adding that there has been a significant increase this week in average numbers of new daily cases compared to last week.
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Expect to see the numbers to continue climbing as businesses can open to 50% capacity and because of the protest marches (although most of the protesters are wearing masks).
