Dallas County reports 12 new COVID-19 cases in Richardson over nine-day period

Editor’s note: This is the latest information reported by Dallas County and The Institute for Urban Policy Research through their public dashboards.

There were 12 new coronavirus cases diagnosed in Richardson residents living in the Dallas County portion of the city between Aug. 25-Sept. 2, according to the county’s dashboard. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in that part of the city to 1,176, data shows.

Collin County announced Aug. 21 that it will no longer report city-specific information. Only data published by the Texas Department of State Health Services will be shared on the county’s dashboard, according to the announcement. The city of Richardson does not report its own case numbers.

In Dallas County, there were 3,524 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus between Aug. 25-Sept. 2, according to the county. The total number of cases in Dallas County was 72,610 as of Sept. 2, according to the county.

Data shows Dallas County residents ages 18-40 have had the largest number of positive cases since the start of the pandemic, followed by those aged 41-64.

According to the county, 393 children between ages 5-18 were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Dallas County between Aug. 8-21. Nearly half are high-school age, data shows. ZIP code data indicates a little more than half of these children are enrolled in Dallas ISD.

In addition, the data shows there have been 71 deaths in Dallas County over the past seven days. The total number of deaths since tracking began in March is 926. About 25% of deaths in Dallas County have been associated with long-term care facilities.

Health experts have said one key indicator to watch is the number of hospitalizations. Dallas County reported 378 people with COVID-19 hospitalizations as of Sep. 1. Those numbers peaked in July but have been on the decline since then, according to the county.