Dallas County reaches 500 coronavirus deaths; at least 1,000 cases 14th straight day

Jul. 16--With 16 novel coronavirus deaths reported on Thursday, Dallas County reached just more than 500 people whose deaths have been caused by the pandemic.

The Dallas County Health and Human Services department also reported 1,027 new virus cases. Thursday was the 14th consecutive day that the county has reported at least 1,000 new cases.

The deaths reported on Thursday were of a man in his 30s, two men in their 40s, a man in his 50s, four men in their 60s, five people in their 70s, a woman in her 80s and two women in their 90s.

In total, there have been 37,996 COVID-19 cases in Dallas County, including 501 deaths, DCHHS said.

The county has a near-record high number of people hospitalized for coronavirus treatment, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wrote in a statement.

"I know this summer looks different than what we all imagined months ago and there's uncertainty as to what our community and daily life will look like going forward," he wrote. "Please know that we are working hard and following the advice of the medical and public health experts so that we can keep our economy moving and keep as many people as healthy as possible."

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