Down to 17 ICU beds, Dallas County posts record 2,512 coronavirus cases and -- yet again -- 30 deaths
Dallas County on Wednesday reported a record 2,512 coronavirus cases, all of them considered new. And, just like the day before, 30 new COVID-19 deaths also were announced.
It’s the sixth time this year, the fourth time this month and the third time in the last four days that the county has posted a single-day death tally of 30 from the virus.
Meanwhile, Texas also reported a record one-day case total — 22,590 — and nearly 300 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins warned in a prepared statement that as of Wednesday the county had only 17 ICU beds remaining — “the worst we’ve seen so far,” he wrote.
“If we reach the predicted worst-case scenarios, we will surpass our capacity,” Jenkins said, noting projections from UT Southwestern Medical Center that the county could post as many as 2,700 cases and 1,500 hospitalizations a day by Jan. 5.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/public-health/2020/12/23/tarrant-county-reports-1702-new-covid-19-cases-11-deaths/
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