Denton County health officials reported 1,034 new cases since Aug. 21, up from 882 new cases confirmed in the seven reporting days ending Aug. 20. In southeast Denton County, hundreds of people were known to have an active case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, although that number declined in the past week.
Here is how the active cases break down by city in Community Impact Newspaper’s coverage area.
Lewisville: 303 active cases, 1,233 recoveries, 16 deaths
Flower Mound: 114 active cases, 447 recoveries, 1 death
Highland Village: 26 active cases, 87 recoveries, 3 deaths
The number of confirmed cases is partly dependent on the number of tests administered, which is why the state tracks positivity rate as one of its key indicators.
The state's weekly positivity rate hit a record high of 24% on Aug. 11 and has recently come down closer to 13%. The rate is averaged over the previous seven days and calculates the ratio of positive new cases compared with the number of tests conducted.
Gov. Greg Abbott has previously said that a rate of 10% or more is cause for concern.
Here is a look at the rate since early April.
