Denton County Public Health announced June 1 that a Denton woman in her fifties has died due to COVID-19, bringing the county’s total coronavirus-related deaths to 32.
“Let us all keep this person’s family in our thoughts and prayers,” Denton County Judge Andy Eads said in a statement. “We ask that you continue practicing the suggested safety protocols. COVID-19 has not gone away and community transmission is still occurring across our county.”
Over the weekend, Denton County Public Health also reported that a Carrollton man in his 80s died as a result of the disease, marking the county’s 31st coronavirus-related death.
Twenty-six new coronavirus cases have been confirmed, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 1,398, according to officials.
