Dallas County moves COVID-19 threat level back up to orange, or ‘extreme caution’
Dallas County moves COVID-19 threat level back up to orange, or ‘extreme caution’
The move is in response to the rising case and hospitalization numbers that have followed a slowdown in vaccinations and surge in the highly contagious delta variant.
A microscopic view of the delta variant of the coronavirus.(iSTOCK / Getty Images)
11:04 PM on Jul 23, 2021 CDT
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced late Friday that effective immediately the county has increased its coronavirus threat level to orange for unvaccinated people in response to a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.