The CDC is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus that was first detected in China and has now been detected in more than 100 countries, including the United States.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized coronavirus (abbreviated COVID-19) as a pandemic.
This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance.
Whether you are a citizen of Denton County or a visitor to our community, please don't hesitate to reach out and contact us or access our online resources so we can address your concerns, answer your questions, and meet your general needs.
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced three Denton County community members died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total to 703 deaths due to COVID-19 in Denton County. Read more information on COVID-19 cases
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) have now authorized and recommended booster doses for certain Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Read on...
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Sep. 19, from 1–3 p.m. at Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton. Funeral Services will be Monday, September 20, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lewisville, 1251 Valley Ridge. Read on for more details
Denton County Commissioner Precinct 4 Dianne Edmondson, Denton County Commissioner Precinct 3 Bobbie Mitchell, Denton County Judge Andy Eads and local officials commemorated the completion of the Crawford Road reconstruction on Sept. 9, 2021. Read on for more details
We designed the Denton County Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget with you in mind. We believe it is important to focus on roads, mental health, law enforcement and judicial system while at the same time ensuring continuity of services to the public. Read on for more details
The City of Denton, not Denton County, passed an unenforceable ordinance on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, requiring mask wearing in city buildings, commercial enterprises within the city limits, and all pre-k - 12th grade public schools and child care centers. Read on for details
Denton County’s FY 2021-2022 proposed budget earmarks an estimated $12 million for public and mental health, road maintenance and improvements, two new courts, cybersecurity measures, law enforcement and emergency preparedness among other elements. Read on for more details
Denton County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unveiled a new plaque on the first floor of the Courthouse-on-the-Square honoring Zach Rawlins, who served for more than 20 years as a custodian at the Denton County Courthouse from 1886 to 1911. Read on for details
Denton County has earned a 2020 Excellence in Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool for its record of excellence in involvement, commitment to safety in the workplace and controlling workers’ compensation claims. Read on for more details
Denton County has followed state guidelines and will continue to do so with Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement today that all businesses can operate at 100 percent beginning Wednesday, March 10. Read for more details
Denton County joins cities and counties nationwide to increase awareness of the positive work economic developers do to enhance local economic impact. Read on...
Denton County Public Health’s (DCPH) Vaccine Interest Portal waitlist is now updated to allow all individuals ages twelve and above to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine at DCPH’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics. Read on for details.
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) set a new record on today, providing 17,003 COVID-19 vaccines at Texas Motor Speedway and breaking all previous DCPH vaccination clinic records, including one set on April 14 with 14,947. Read on for details
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) executive committee unanimously approved plans to relocate the Confederate monument to the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, calling the plans a “model” for the state on Wednesday. Read on...
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) provided 14,947 COVID-19 vaccines at Texas Motor Speedway today, breaking all previous DCPH vaccination clinic records. Read on for more details
Denton County Public Health administered the 250,000th COVID-19 vaccination on Thursday, April 1, 2021, since beginning vaccination clinics on December 28th. Read on for more details
Denton County Public Health’s (DCPH) Vaccine Interest Portal waitlist is now updated to allow school and childcare personnel to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Read on for more details
Any adult resident in the State of Texas can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine in Denton County. Anyone interested in adding their name to the Denton County Public Health’s (DCPH) Vaccine Interest Portal waitlist should go to DentonCounty.gov. Read on for details.
Denton County Public Health’s (DCPH) Vaccine Interest Portal waitlist is now updated to allow all individuals ages fifty and above to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine at DCPH’s Mass Vaccination Clinics. Read on for more details
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) is planning to increase the number of individuals receiving first dose vaccines at each clinic during the next two weeks and vaccinate educators in Phases 1A and 1B in the Vaccine Interest Portal this Friday. Read on for details
Ruth Owens, a 65-year-old Little Elm resident, received the 100,000th COVID-19 vaccine shot at 11 a.m. Thursday during the vaccination clinic at Texas Motor Speedway. Read for more details
In a collaborative effort with Denton County, the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) and Span Inc. of Denton County are working jointly to provide bus transportation to Denton County Public Health vaccination clinics beginning this Friday. Read for more information.
Due to inclement weather and the ongoing ERCOT emergency, DCPH will not host COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week, Tuesday, February 16, through Saturday, February 20. Read on for more details
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced the first known case in Denton County of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant previously discovered in the United Kingdom. Read more information on COVID-19 cases
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) anticipates receiving 31,500 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for distribution next week. Read on for more details
Denton County residents can now sign up for a waitlist to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on the new Vaccine Interest Portal at DentonCounty.gov/COVID19vaccine. Read more information on COVID-19 Vaccines
As we enter this New Year, we can agree to disagree yet still achieve the longstanding unity our citizenship affords us. Our differences should become a rallying point from which we learn about each other and ourselves. Read more from Denton County Judge Andy Eads
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) began vaccinating emergency medical service (EMS) providers and home health care workers as part of the 1A vaccine distribution group as designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Read more information on COVID-19 cases
Denton County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a Tax Abatement/Reinvestment Zone application for Retractable Technologies, Inc. (RTI) on Tuesday, allowing a 5-year 50 percent tax abatement on real and personal property. Read on for more details
According to Emsi’s fifth annual Talent Attraction Index, Denton County is among the top 10 largest counties across the U.S. showing talent migration from larger metro areas. Read on for specific details
Denton County Commissioner Precinct 4 Dianne Edmondson and officials with the Town of Argyle and City of Denton broke ground on Dec. 9, 2020, on a $3.4 million project to reconstruct Crawford Road from Interstate 35W to U.S. 377. Read on for details
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services website, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity in the Trauma Service Area E (including Denton County) exceeded 15 percent for 7 consecutive days. Read on for details
It is with deep sadness that Denton County announces the passing of Precinct 2 Chief Deputy Constable M. Wayne Rhodes from a COVID-19-related illness. Read on for details
Denton County Commissioners Court to date has spent almost $5 million to help close the gap on food needs across the county during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on about food provisions
Denton County Precinct One Commissioner Hugh Coleman, Denton County Judge Andy Eads and North Texas Tollway Authority, Celina and Pilot Point officials broke ground to commemorate the beginning of construction on the $27 million frontage road project. Read on about groundbreaking
Denton County Commissioner Precinct 4 Dianne Edmondson commemorated the completion of South County Line Road, which finished early and under budget, with a ribbon cutting on Monday. Read on for more details.
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) is reporting the sixth human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Denton County this year. The community member resides in Carrollton and was diagnosed with West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease. Read on about West Nile Virus
Denton County has a rich heritage preserved on national, state and county historical markers found in cities, towns, cemeteries and early communities, and along highways and country roads.
