News Flash

For the week of Saturday, July 23, through Friday, July 29, Denton County Public Health (DCPH) confirmed 2,013 new cases of COVID-19, 1,935 recoveries, and zero COVID-19 deaths, resulting in 76 more active cases.

Denton County is at a medium COVID-19 community level, based on the CDC’s reporting week ending yesterday, driven by new COVID-19 case rates in Denton County,  with data available at dentoncounty.gov/COVIDstats. DCPH also provides daily COVID-19 updates, including detailed data for cases, recoveries, and jurisdictions online. 

To minimize spread of COVID-19, DCPH urges community members to:

• Get vaccinated and boosted when eligible
• Test five days after exposure or if you have symptoms of COVID-19
• Isolate, quarantine, and wear a mask when recommended

Additional COVID-19 information is available at the following websites: 

• DCPH vaccines: dentoncounty.gov/COVID19vaccine 
• DCPH testing: dentoncounty.gov/COVID19testing  
• Texas DSHS test positivity rate, on testing data tab: arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/2f65350877c548f395f2ab673b7bf009 
• CDC isolation and quarantine guidance: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html 
• CDC prevention steps based on COVID-19 community levels: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html