Dallas County reports 1,947 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths; Tarrant County adds 1,544 cases, 12 fatalities
As initial vaccinations continue to be doled out, thousands of new cases are reported across North Texas.
Dallas County reported 1,947 new coronavirus cases and six COVID-19 deaths Tuesday.
The latest fatalities were all Dallas residents: two men in their 50s and one woman each in their 40s, 60s, 70s and 80s. All had underlying health problems.
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas joined other North Texas medical centers in beginning to vaccinate its staff members Tuesday.
“In the coming days, we’ll begin the vaccinations in nursing homes, and as more vaccines are approved and production ramps up, more supply will become available,” County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement.