Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced eight Denton County community members died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total to 257 deaths due to COVID-19 in Denton County. Today’s reported COVID-19 deaths include:
- A female in her 70s who was a resident of unincorporated southeast Denton County
- A female over 80 who was a resident of unincorporated southeast Denton County
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Cedar Crest in Lewisville
- A male in his 50s who was a resident of Corinth
- A female in her 70s who was a resident of Brinker Denton SCC in Denton
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of Pilot Point Care Center in Pilot Point
- A male over 80 who was a resident of unincorporated northwest Denton County
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Northlake
“Please keep the families of these eight individuals who died of COVID-19 in your thoughts and prayers,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “We are planning additional vaccination clinics as we receive additional doses by the state. In the meantime, we ask everyone to continue practicing the CDC guidelines of wearing a mask, social distancing, and washing hands.”
DCPH also announced 1,064 new cases of COVID-19 in Denton County, of which 877 are active cases. This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 47,336 COVID-19 cases. DCPH also reported 1,067 newly recovered cases of COVID-19, increasing the countywide recovery total to 33,163.
To minimize spread of COVID-19, DCPH urges all community members to:
- Maintain at least six feet of physical distance in public settings and when around individuals outside of the household
- Wear masks or face coverings, which should cover both the nose and mouth, in public settings and when around individuals outside of the household
- Wash and/or sanitize hands frequently
- Stay home if you are symptomatic, have recently had close contact with a person with COVID-19, or have pending COVID-19 lab results
For additional COVID-19 data including active case information by municipality, hospital capacity, and ventilator utilization, visit the DCPH stats page. For local COVID-19 vaccine information, visit DCPH's COVID-19 vaccine page.