Dallas county health department covid. The document was prepared by the public health committee made up of public health epidemiology and infectious disease leaders who have prepared their entire adult lives to advise us in this moment. The best way to prevent any illness is to avoid being exposed. With an annual budget of approximately 117 million and almost 500 public health professionals we are there every day to protect and promote the health of the over 26 million dallas county residents.
Dallas county health officials are trying to determine why fewer covid 19 tests are coming back positive at one of its two free testing sites. Follow these simple everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of all respiratory viruses including. Dchhs submission instructions for novel coronavirus covid 19 pcr testing.
Welcome to dallas county health and human services dchhs. Dallas county covid 19 health guidance for the public. Current covid 19 coronavirus information.
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Interim guidance updated as of march 10 2020. The dallas county health department is reporting 31 covid 19 deaths tuesday along with 641 new cases of the virus. Dallas county passes 50k mark with 614 new covid 19 cases on saturday 10 more deaths august 1 2020 at 416 pm filed under.
It is my honor and privilege to serve you the residents of dallas county. Despite the high number of fatalities and uptick in new cases the data reported. You can access the contact tracing page here.