State health officials Monday, Jan. 25, reported fewer than 13,000 people were being treated for the virus in Texas hospitals, marking the seventh consecutive day of declining patient loads....
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Bishop Jakes, Dr. Fauci and other health care experts on the front lines of the pandemic answer some common questions about the virus and the vaccine.
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"While we just reported our deadliest week to date last week, and we’re still seeing near record levels for COVID hospitalizations, we are starting to see some metrics go in the right direction," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins....
Dallas county and city leaders gave WFAA updates on several vaccine-related topics Monday.
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The county has confirmed more than 2,000 deaths since tracking began in March.
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In Dallas County, so far, four cases have been identified, and Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang says there may be more....
Dallas County has now reported over 2,000 deaths due to COVID-19, which health officials call a "grim milestone."...
Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum has received funding from the second round of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Futures Fund. The national Futures Fund “distributes additional emergency COVID-19 grants totaling $3 million…
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Dallas County ended its deadliest week since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with 1,920 new cases and 21 more deaths....
With the wait list in Dallas County as high as 300,000 people, the county is using various software programs to determine the most vulnerable....
A total of 1,975 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness after 31 more deaths were reported Friday....
The official case count doesn’t reflect the pandemic’s reality. Though I found estimates of the actual number to be cold comfort.
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He's been holding socially distanced shows for months and comedian Dave Chappelle had brought his act to Texas... now he has the coronavirus....
Many Texans have found comfort in a Facebook page called “Covid Survivors from Texas.”...
Support for a third round of stimulus checks will likely be bipartisan but because it’s a part of a larger $1.9 trillion relief plan, it could be weeks before Congress hammers out a deal....
There is a cumulative total of 213,600 confirmed cases in Dallas County, along with 28,061 probably cases as of Thursday....
Hospitalizations from the novel coronavirus continue to surge across Texas. On Wednesday, state health officials reported 450 new COVID-19 deaths as fatalities rapidly mount....
The CDC says scientists are monitoring changes in the virus, including these spike proteins, which show how it spreads and what happens to those infected....
“Texas must avoid an additional surge in cases. Hospitals can’t take much more. Fatalities are still increasing,” the Department of State Health Services tweeted on its official account....
Dallas County on Wednesday reported 3,469 new COVID-19 cases, along with 30 more deaths....
