DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County Health and Human services is reporting a staggering 5,361 additional Coronavirus cases, bringing the total in Dallas County to just over 63,400.
According the Texas Department of State Health Services, this high number is a backlog of reports due to coding errors. This is beginning to be resolved through a recent system upgrade in their reporting system. They say the majority of the newly reported cases are actually from tests conducted in July.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins stressed the importance of continued use of precautions such as social distancing and wearing a mask.
“It is expected that there will be more batches of cases missed by the State’s system being reported in the coming days. All this reinforces the importance of self-isolating and following CDC guidance if you were tested and awaiting results,” said Jenkins, “We can do this North Texas and you are doing a great job. It’s important for those who are masking to keep it up and for those who are not masking one hundred percent of the time to step up. When it comes to masking, all of us must move from selfishness to community sacrifice for less people to get sick, more businesses to stay open and our kids to get back to school and activities sooner rather than later,”
The county is also reporting one additional death, bringing the total to 825.
