Dallas County Health Officials Talk About Current COVID-19 Spike

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 10, 2021

Dallas health and county officials are holding a news conference to discuss the current coronavirus pandemic on August 10.

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in North Texas. As of August 9, 2021 Dallas County Health and Human Services has reported 796 additional positive cases in Dallas County, 718 confirmed cases and 78 probable cases. A total of 4,227 Dallas County residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19 illness.

“The vast majority of people I am seeing are unvaccinated. And almost exclusively those that are unvaccinated admitted to ICU,” said Dr. Dishner. “This is preventable. I see people every day and this could have been prevented.” She also said that plenty of the people getting admitted to the hospital are patients in their 30s without underlying health issues. Dallas County Health and Human Services Director, Dr. Philip Huang reiterated her statement.

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