Collin County

DSHS Adds 692 New COVID-19 Cases in Collin County Tuesday, 6 Deaths; Hospitalizations at 21%

Collin County Health reports 561 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in county hospitals

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Collin County reports a slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in county hospitals Tuesday as the Texas Department of State Health Services reports an additional 692 newly confirmed cases of the virus along with six more deaths.

Collin County Health Care Services reported 561 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the county on Tuesday, an increase of nine patients compared to Monday.

According to the most recent data from the DSHS, Collin County has 51,840 confirmed cases of the virus since March with 45,846 estimated recoveries; the county has an estimated 5,566 known active cases with 428 deaths attributed to the virus since March 2020.

The state health department does not release any details about those who have died after contracting the virus.

Collin County Health Care Services, which in August expressed concern over the accuracy of data being provided by the state health department, discontinued publishing information about case counts, recoveries and deaths in November following a vote of the Collin County Commissioners Court and only publishes information regarding hospitalizations.

In a statement on their website, the county said, "Collin County will continue to report hospitalization data, as that information comes from daily polls of local hospitals reporting COVID-19 patients in their facilities."

As of Jan. 12, CCHCS reported 561 out of 2,702 beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients in Collin County hospitals, which represents 20.76% of all hospitalized patients.

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