Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced nineteen Denton County community members died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total to 344 deaths due to COVID-19 in Denton County. Today’s reported COVID-19 deaths include:
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Hollymead in Flower Mound
- A female in her 70s who was a resident of Hollymead in Flower Mound
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Atria Senior Living in Carrollton
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Prosper
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Frisco
- A male in his 60s who was a resident of Lewisville
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Gracious Care Home in Lewisville
- A female in her 60s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Rosewood Assisted Living in Flower Mound
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Rosewood Assisted Living in Flower Mound
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Rosewood Assisted Living in Flower Mound
- A female in her 50s who was a resident of Brinker Denton SCC
- A female in her 40s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
- A female in her 50s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of unincorporated northwest Denton County
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Good Samaritan Society - Denton Village
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Denton
- A female in her 40s who was a resident of Denton
- A female over 80 who was a resident of The Vintage Health Care Center in Denton
“The news of these 19 deaths related to COVID-19 is indicative of the ongoing seriousness of this virus,” said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. “Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers.
“We hope everyone will continue practicing the necessary safety precautions to reduce the potential for the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. With the new U.K. B.1.1.7 variant identified recently in Denton County, the steps of social distancing, washing hands and wearing masks will be even more critical as we work to increase the availability of vaccinations.”
DCPH also announced 458 new cases of COVID-19 in Denton County, of which 422 are active cases. This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 55,820 COVID-19 cases. DCPH also reported 519 newly recovered cases of COVID-19, increasing the countywide recovery total to 40,330.
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 local COVID-19 vaccine information or to join DCPH’s Vaccine Interest Portal Waitlist, visit DCPH's COVID-19 vaccine page. Weekly vaccine updates are emailed on Fridays to those on the DCPH Vaccine Interest Portal Waitlist. For additional COVID-19 data including active case information by municipality, hospital capacity, and ventilator utilization, visit the DCPH stats page.