Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced sixteen Denton County community members died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total to 447 deaths due to COVID-19 in Denton County. Today’s reported COVID-19 deaths include:
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Autumn Leaves of North Carrollton at Castle Hills
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Autumn Leaves of North Carrollton at Castle Hills
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Prestonwood Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Plano
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of Carrollton
- A male in his 60s who was a resident of Sanger
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of Pilot Point
- A female in her 60s who was a resident of Pilot Point
- A male over 80 who was a resident of Hollymead in Flower Mound
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of Pilot Point Care Center
- A male in his 60s who was a resident of Sanger
- A male in his 40s who was a resident of Denton
- A male over 80 who was a resident of The Vintage Health Care Center in Denton
- A male in his 70s who was a resident of Cedar Crest of Lewisville
- A female over 80 who was a resident of Fairhaven Denton Senior Living
- A female in her 50s who was a resident of unincorporated northwest Denton County
- A male in his 60s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
"Today, we're announcing sixteen more COVID-19 deaths of Denton County residents," stated Denton County Judge Andy Eads. "We ask our community to continue to utilize masks, distancing, and hand washing to slow the spread of COVID-19 locally."
DCPH also announced 341 new cases of COVID-19 in Denton County, of which 300 are active cases. This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 70,343 COVID-19 cases. DCPH also reported 412 newly recovered cases of COVID-19, increasing the countywide recovery total to 60,248.
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 are awaiting COVID-19 test results
- When eligible and available to you, get your COVID-19 vaccine
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.