The majority of the estimated population in all six of the main ZIP codes in Plano have been fully vaccinated, according to totals from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The 75024 ZIP code has the highest percentage of fully vaccinated residents with nearly 68% as of Aug. 30. The 75074 ZIP code has the lowest percentage with a little more than 51% of the estimated population listed as fully vaccinated.
Nearly 67% of Collin County residents age 12 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Sept. 1, according to the DSHS COVID-19 vaccination dashboard. In Denton County, that number sits at nearly 61%.
The dashboard shows a combined estimate of more than 1 million people in the two counties are reported as being fully vaccinated. The DSHS estimates show there are close to 1.5 million residents age 16 and older in Collin and Denton counties, although vaccine appointments are not limited to county residents.
More than 29 million doses have been administered across Texas, and nearly 14 million people have been fully vaccinated since manufacturers began shipping vials to the state in December, according to the DSHS dashboard.
As of Aug. 31, 21.45% of the hospital beds in Trauma Service Area E, which consists of 19 counties in North Texas, including Collin and Denton counties, were occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients, according to the DSHS dashboard. That marks the highest percentage for the trauma service area since Jan. 22, when 21.46% of beds were filled with COVID-19 patients. It is also a nearly 14% increase from the 18.82% of hospital beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients on July 31.
The Collin County dashboard lists 551 hospitalized COVID-19 patients out of the county’s 2,702-hospital-bed capacity as of Sept. 1. The Denton County dashboard showed it had nearly 27% of its available beds filled by COVID-19 patients as of Sept. 1.
Collin County announced in August 2020 that it would no longer report city-specific coronavirus information. Plano stopped providing city-specific COVID-19 information July 1. As of Sept. 1, there have been 214 total cases reported in Denton County’s portion of Plano, according to the Denton County dashboard. All but 17 of those cases have been classified as recovered, the dashboard shows.
In Collin County, there have been 90,399 confirmed cases and 908 deaths, though 4,385 cases are estimated as active as of Sept. 1 on the DSHS dashboard. In Denton County, 89,790 were confirmed to have had the virus as of Aug. 30, and 663 were confirmed dead. The Denton County dashboard listed 11,125 cases as active Aug. 30.
In Plano ISD, 495 students and 57 employees were listed with current cases, according to the district’s dashboard, which was last updated Sept. 1. Those totals amount to 1% of district students and 1.1% of staff members, according to the dashboard.
COVID-19 testing continues to be available throughout North Texas. In Plano, there are numerous test sites that offer both drive-thru and walk-in appointments through local pharmacies and clinics. An interactive map of the available testing sites in Plano and the surrounding area can be found at this link.
COVID-19 tests are available at no cost nationwide at health centers and select pharmacies due to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including those who do not have insurance.
Appointments are required for most COVID-19 testing sites, and information for scheduling an appointment is available on the interactive map.
Information about the COVID-19 vaccine and where to get vaccinated is available at www.vaccines.gov. Collin County Health Care Services announced July 27 the creation of mobile vaccination teams. Residents can request appointments for the free shots. Denton County Public Health has an interest portal for vaccines on its webpage and allows individuals to schedule appointments.
