COVID-19 Tracker: What We Know About the Virus in DFW and Around Texas
This map shows where cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed around North Texas and across the state.
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COVID Patient Develops New Symptoms Months Later Likely Tied to Virus
It’s been about three months since TCU graduate student Will Horn walked out of JPS Hospital after a five-day stay being treated for COVID-19, and he’s still trying to find his strength.
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Lake Worth Nursing Home Evacuated; Some Residents Test Positive for COVID-19
More than five dozen residents of a Lake Worth nursing home were evacuated Wednesday afternoon at the request of state health officials, according to MedStar.
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UIL Updates Strength and Conditioning Guidelines Amid Spread of COVID-19
University Interscholastic League has updated its guidelines for summer strength and conditioning and sport specific instruction.
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Texas Hits Record With 98 New COVID-19 Deaths Reported
Texas reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with nearly 100 new deaths on Wednesday as newly confirmed cases continued soaring and Austin began preparations to turn the downtown convention center into a field hospital.
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Texas Workforce Commission Tries to Recoup Unemployment After 46,000 People Were ‘Overpaid'
According to the TWC, more than $32 million was overpaid since March due largely to mistakes made by claimants during their application process or their former employers.
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Collin, Denton Counties Report Combined 246 New Cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
Health departments in Denton and Collin counties reported a combined 246 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday along with three deaths.
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Rangers Still Unsure If Fans Can Attend Games in 2020
The Texas Rangers are continuing preparations for the 2020 Major League Baseball season scheduled to begin in about two weeks. But will the Rangers allow fans in the stands for those games?
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COVID-19 Mixers: Doctors Agree They're a Bad Idea
In at least one North Texas social media parent group, some questioned whether they should allow their healthy children to play with a child who has tested positive for the coronavirus in hopes of building antibodies.
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27-Year-Old Sounds Alarm as COVID-19 Cases Rise: ‘Coronavirus Is Not a Joke'
A North Texas 27-year-old recovering from the novel coronavirus sounded the alarm for her generation to take COVID-19 seriously.
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Children Make Up Small, But Increasing, Number of COVID-19 Cases in Dallas County
According to Dallas County Health and Human Services data, in June, 1,534 children under the age of 17 tested positive for the coronavirus, that’s about 10% of cases in Dallas County. That was up from 682 cases among kids in May.
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Patients' Position Matters When Fighting COVID-19 Pneumonia
It’s one of the lessons from the hospital frontlines and it was reinforced during the recent coronavirus pandemic— positioning matters. A significant percentage of pneumonia patients who were placed on their stomachs or sides early on, were able to avoid mechanical ventilation.
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Tarrant County Reports 6 COVID-19 Deaths, 595 New Cases Wednesday
Six more people have died in Tarrant County after contracting COVID-19, according to the Tarrant County Public Health Department who also confirmed an additional 332 recoveries and 595 new cases Wednesday.
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Dallas County Reports Jump in COVID-19 ER Visits, 16 Deaths and 1,029 New Cases
Dallas County is reporting a jump in emergency room visits related to COVID-19 Wednesday along with 16 more deaths and 1,029 new confirmed cases of the infection.
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UT Austin Custodial Staff Member Dies From COVID-19 Complications
The University of Texas at Austin has announced that a member of the custodial services team at a died from COVID-19 complications.
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Window Into Virus Surge: Death, Recovery at Houston Hospital
A 66-year-old Latina woman’s death is a grim warning for Texas, which has seen a surge in the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus since it began aggressively loosening restrictions in May.
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Dallas County Judge Asks Governor to Close Restaurant Dining Rooms
As COVID-19 infections soar across Dallas and Tarrant counties, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins has asked Gov. Greg Abbott to close bowling alleys, gyms and restaurant dining rooms.
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Parents Seeking Academic Help For Children After COVID Semester At Home
The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to move to virtual learning after spring break this year. Now, in the middle of summer, some parents are becoming concerned about the “vacation” their kids had from in-school learning. So they are using the summer to get a jump on the school year.
