As of July 29, the city of Garland reported 4,269 confirmed cases – 1,950 cases are active and 2,280 of the patients have recovered. The number of Garland deaths is 39.
In a Wednesday, July 29, press release, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins reported that a record number of deaths – 36 – had occurred as well as 704 additional positive COVID-19 cases. These numbers bring the totals to 48,732 confirmed cases and 658 confirmed deaths.
The State of Texas reported 413,000 confirmed cases with 6,528 deaths. Worldwide, 4.46 million cases have been confirmed. Of those, 2.17 million patients have recovered. The number of deaths is 152,000.
The county press release reported that more than 1,800 children under 18 years of age have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since July 1. During this time, 38 of the children have been hospitalized, with four being admitted to ICU.
Two-thirds of all confirmed cases that required hospitalization have been individuals under 65 years of age, Diabetes has been an underlying health condition in about one-third of all COVID-19 hospitalized patients.
Of hospitalized patients who reported employment, more than 80% have been critical workers in occupations including healthcare, transportation, food and agriculture, public works, finance, communications, clergy, first responders and other essential functions.
Approximately one-third of the 658 Dallas County deaths have been associated with long-term care facilities.
“Today’s 36 deaths is a new single-day reporting record and is a somber reminder of the seriousness of this outbreak. We must continue the spirit of sacrifice for the community good that has led people to forgo unnecessary trips, stay home as much as possible, maintain six-foot distancing, and always wear a mask around people outside their homes,” Jenkins said in the press release. “This along with good hygiene principles will lead to a continued decline in cases. If only a few people loosen their resolve for personal and community safety, we can find ourselves in a quickly worsening position. It’s up to all of us to #FlattenTheCurve to keep ourselves and our neighbors safe, to get our economy moving stronger, and to get our kids back in school.”
All Dallas County COVID-19 updates and information can be found here:
https://www.dallascounty.org/covid-19/
and all guidance documents can be found here: