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Omicron Sets Weekly Record for New Cases in Dallas County

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DallasJanuary 8, 2022 10:19 pm

Omicron Sets Weekly Record for New Cases in Dallas County

This week, long lines continued to fill testing sites around DFW. More than one out of every three of those tests were positive for COVID-19, totaling a record of more than 20,100 new cases in Dallas County.

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Omicron Sets Weekly Record for New Cases in Dallas County

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