Dallas County reported 495 new cases of COVID-19 this morning. That bings the county total to 19,034 cases reported since testing began earlier this year.
That’s more than 1 in every 40 cases reported in Dallas County was reported today. The county also reported 10 additional deaths bringing the total to 344 deaths.
Those 10 included people in their 50s-80s. In the midst of this spike, the federal government agreed to extend funding testing sites in Dallas County. “As experts have been saying, we should be ramping up support across every level of government to increase testing — not decrease,” said U.S.
Rep Colin Allred said. “This reversal is welcome news and I thank the bipartisan chorus of voices who urged the Administration to change