New: Clay Jenkins lowers Dallas County COVID-19 threat level to yellow as metrics improve
On Wednesday, Dallas County reported 459 new coronavirus cases and 18 deaths from COVID-19.
The county has reported an average of 430 cases per day over the past two weeks; it reported 441 per day in the previous 14-day period. There are 133 people hospitalized with the coronavirus in the county. A total of 573,944 cases have been reported in Dallas County, including 472,799 confirmed and 101,145 probable. The death toll is 6,117.
Dallas County’s public health committee is a group of hospital leaders and other public health officials who informally advise Jenkins on health-related matters. The county introduced its color-coded threat level early during the pandemic as a public information tool to inform residents about the virus’ spread.
But some critics — including J.J. Koch, the only Republican on the county’s Commissioners Court — have said the threat levels are vague and that the public health committee isn’t transparent.
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