Dallas County Commissioner Precinct 2 Democratic Primary
Candidates: Tom Ervin, Philip Kingston, Michelle Ocker, and Andrew Sommerman
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Omicron-Fueled COVID Case Surge Appears to Have Peaked In Dallas County
The county’s 14-day average for new daily COVID-19 cases appears to have peaked at around 4,121 in the last few days.
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Dallas County Lowers COVID-19 Risk Level
Dallas County’s public health committee recently dropped the COVID-“19 risk level from red to orange.
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‘Mu’ Variant Arrives in Dallas County
A new strain of COVID-19, Mu, has reached Dallas.
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Mask On: Judge Rules in Favor of Dallas County Mandate
After hearing arguments for and against whether a mask mandate falls under the purview of the local health authority or the governor on Tuesday, a district court judge ruled that Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ mask mandate can continue.
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Abbott Loses Dallas County, Bexar County Appeals
The 4th and 5th Court of Appeals both — within minutes — handed Gov. Greg Abbott two defeats in his bid to overturn mask mandates in Dallas and Bexar counties.
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Dallas County Updates Guidelines as COVID Threat Level Moves to Red
This week, Dallas County health officials moved the county’s COVID-19 threat level to red — the most severe level of risk — because of an uptick in cases attributed to the highly contagious delta strain.
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Dallas County Officials Urge Extreme Caution for Unvaccinated Individuals
After an extended period in the yellow “proceed with caution” level, rising case counts and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have spurred county health officials to recommend unvaccinated individuals move back to the orange “extreme caution” level.
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Positive West Nile Virus Samples Found In Dallas County
Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported Monday that mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus in the 75229 and 75230 ZIP codes.
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PCCI: Dallas County Reaches ‘Herd Immunity’
The Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation said Dallas County reached ‘herd immunity’ just in time for Independence Day. But how will the emergence of new variants impact that progress?
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UP ZIP Code Hits ‘Herd Immunity,’ But What About Dallas County?
While “herd immunity” remains elusive in the U.S. and North Texas as a whole, 12 Dallas County ZIP codes have reached the 80% threshold, including 75225 in University Park.
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