Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, the state’s largest health insurer, is waiving out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment for its 6 million members.
This map shows where cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed around North Texas and across the state.
A Fort Worth company is shifting gears, moving from manufacturing leather goods to medical gowns as the calls for more protective equipment in the United States grow.
A North Texas woman says she’s received over a thousand requests for masks for frontline workers.
The Stater Hotel in downtown Dallas is offering free rooms and meal vouchers to health care workers from several area hospitals.
Officials in Corpus Christi said they’re looking at ways to discourage vacationers from visiting the popular South Texas city amid the coronavirus outbreak in the state.
Health officials in Denton County reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, bringing the countywide total to 288.
At In Fretta pizza restaurant in Plano, the pizza is still being made. But now the restaurant is spreading an extra layer of love on what they love to do.
With a room full of scrap fabric and a lot of time, Folse decided four days ago to shift her focus to mask making.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says Friday afternoon his Safer-at-Home order is in effect until April 30 — this after the commissioner’s court approved an extension of the county’s disaster declaration until May 20 earlier in the day.
One of the youngest victims of coronavirus in North Texas is out of the hospital, but not before several other family members fell ill.
The Ellis County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously to extend the current “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order. The order is in line with President Trump, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Governor Abbott’s mitigation efforts, aimed at minimizing the spread of coronavirus.
With coronavirus cases on the rise in North Texas, doctors are facing the real possibility they may have to choose who gets life-saving care and who doesn’t.
A 41-year-old woman from Anna is the second person to die from coronavirus in Collin County, officials say.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price spoke strongly Friday against the extension of the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration through May 20 at a special meeting where the decision was made.
Hundreds of tutors have agreed to work for free, helping students across America figure out that homework, while giving their parents working from home during the coronavirus pandemic a break.
Earlier this week the state of Texas sent out an urgent plea looking for child care operators to help care for kids of first responders and other essential workers.
Doctors at a Fort Worth hospital performed surgery to remove a premature baby from the womb of a woman critically ill with a suspected case of coronavirus, according to two sources with knowledge of the procedure.
Six days a week, most of the players on the Mansfield high school golf team meet at Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield to practice at a proper social distance.
While North Texas students go to school at home, some robotics students in Dallas ISD are putting their lessons to practical use.
As hundreds of thousands of North Texans continue to work through filing unemployment, the system in place to manage their filings remains overwhelmed.
Two outbreaks of COVID-19 have sickened more than 120 people in two different nursing homes in San Antonio and Texas City.
A woman living in a Lewisville nursing home is the latest casualty in the fight against COVID-19.
As non-profit organizations struggle to pay staff and cover operational costs while their doors are closed indefinitely, government entities and local arts funders are scrambling to support the arts and cultural sectors.
The Tarrant County Health Department confirms another 58 people have tested positive for COVID-19 Friday, bringing the total case count in the county to 383.
Dallas County Health and Human Services confirms another 90 people have tested positive for COVID-19 Friday, bringing the total case count in the county to 921.
Some jails are releasing inmates to stem outbreaks of the coronavirus, but critics say it is not happening quickly enough to save lives and resources
A woman in Mansfield hopes the coronavirus crisis can unite her community in a new spirit of celebration.
Students at Poteet High School in Mesquite ISD wanted to show their teachers how much they miss them and how much they appreciate their support through an online video.
An 11-year-old Mansfield girl took matters into her own hands and decided to jazz up her unexpected, extended break from school.
A fifth Dallas police officer has tested positive for coronavirus and 31 more were quarantined as of Thursday, Chief U. Renee Hall said.
Rain is in the forecast for the weekend and into next week and it could be good news for the fight to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North Texas.
On Thursday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announced he will soon issue a Cease & Desist order to the Hobby Lobby Corporation.
Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 100 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total case count in the county to 831. In addition, the 16th and 17th deaths from COVID-19 have been confirmed, including a woman in her 70s who was as resident of a long-term care facility, and a woman in her 80s who was a…
North Texans say they are frustrated with wait times after receiving a COVID-19 test.
There are growing concerns inside the Denton State Supported Living Center, hit with the largest cluster of coronavirus infections in Texas, with 50 residents and 25 caregivers sickened so far.
A dispute between Saginaw and ACE Cash Express was settled when the city agreed the company was an essential business and can stay open.
The Denton County Restaurant Owners Facebook group started to help business owners share information, instead of competing, to make it through COVID-19 restrictions.
The Salvation Army is stepping up to help North Texans who are having trouble putting food on the table during the coronavirus outbreak.
Have an unanswered question about COVID-19? NBC 5’s Bianca Castro will moderate a Q&A with two North Texas doctors, Mark Casanova, MD and Angela Moemeka, MD live on NBCDFW at 12:15 p.m.
The idea began as an indoor, quarantine shoutout to the seniors’ favorite trick shot artists – Dude Perfect.
Denton County health officials confirmed Thursday the county’s fifth COVID-19 related death along with 23 new cases of infection.
Tarrant County health officials on Thursday confirmed three more fatalities connected with the outbreak of the coronavirus.
MedStar is seeing about 70 calls a day coming in screening as potential COVID-19 cases. That’s about 20 percent of their total call volume.
Dallas County Health and Human Services reports another 100 positive cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, including the county’s 14th and 15th deaths.
There’s a new tool in the fight against coronavirus making its way into hospitals and clinics around North Texas.
As experts work to fight coronavirus in Dallas County, they’ve noticed hot spots. A map compiled with test results through March 31, 2020, shows five Dallas County Zip Codes with 20 or more cases.
There is a public plea for North Texans to avoid shopping at grocery stores the first three days of April to help ensure low-income mothers can find basic food items.
More than two dozen University of Texas students have tested positive for the coronavirus after taking a spring break trip to Mexico, public health officials said.
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas schools would remain closed for more than 5 million students through at least May, teachers say it’s not long enough.
Across DFW, hundreds of businesses and people are struggling to pay their rent this month due to coronavirus related economic struggles.
Gun background checks have spiked to record numbers in the past month amid concerns about safety during the coronavirus crisis.
to T Southwestern Medical Center, the place that cared for Vernon Proctor in his final days.
As more people work at home while children learn at home, school leaders are working to help families rebuild the schoolhouse at their house.
Jubilee Park in southeast Dallas already faces high unemployment and now the number is steadily rising. Doors to the neighborhood community center are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the work by staff members and volunteers has not slowed. In fact, it’s more important than ever.
The third of three scheduled shipments of protective gear from the federal government arrived in the DFW area Monday, at a secure warehouse in Arlington, its secret location closely guarded around the clock by DPS troopers.
Major League Baseball’s opening day isn’t just a big deal for fans and players, but for vendors too.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa asked board members to approve $2.5 million to purchase wireless hotspots for all secondary students.
A Dallas family is consoling each other via screen rather than with hugs after their patriarch, 84-year-old Cecil “Mac” Hargrove, died from coronavirus early Friday morning.
A fourth Dallas police officer tested positive for the coronavirus, the department said Wednesday morning.
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb, NBC 5 Investigates discovered at least 94 counties across Texas have no ICU beds. Some counties in North Texas on the edges of the Metroplex have none, or just a handful. That could put stress on the hospital system in DFW that’s already being stretched.
High school seniors usually take graduation pictures in their caps and gowns. But in a sign of the times, Logan Nevins took his picture in a hazmat suit.
The Denton State Supported Living Center has a cluster of COVID-19 cases. Through Tuesday, 50 residents and 23 staff members had tested positive for the virus.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a press conference regarding the state’s continued response to COVID-19 on Tuesday, March 31 at about 2 p.m. at the State Capitol.
DART officials announced Tuesday that a DART police officer and a DART bus driver have both tested positive for coronavirus.
There’s another potential treatment in the race to save lives from the new coronavirus… taking plasma, rich with antibodies, from patients who have fully recovered and transfusing it into patients fighting for their lives.
Health officials in Denton County have reported a new death and 15 additional cases of coronavirus on Tuesday.
A North Texas doctor was tending to patients Tuesday from his office in Dallas. The patients where not there in person, but at home on their computers.
The negative impact of coronavirus on the North Texas economy is no secret, nor are the thousands of people now jobless as a result. But what’s less easy to see are the countless families, already living on the margins, who are now facing homelessness as a result of the economic turmoil.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson wants hospitals to provide daily updates on beds and ventilators as part of new changes in the city’s emergency plan to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Another 61 people have been confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 in Dallas County and another person had died after contracting the virus, officials with the Dallas County Health and Human Services say.
A group of medical students at the Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine have started a collection drive for personal protective equipment.
The number of unemployed North Texans is rising by the day due to COVID-19 related job loss and amid the hardship, it’s expected many will be unable to pay their rent the first of next month.
Representatives for the Texas Hospital Association and Texas Nurses Association urged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a statewide stay-at-home order Tuesday to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor have temporarily suspended operations and plan to open again in mid-May.
The city of Dallas has closed City Hall to anyone who doesn’t have a scheduled appointment.
