The Dallas City Council is funding for RVs, hotel stays, and protective equipment for first responders to the tune of $4.3 million, helping to keep Dallas police and firemen who have contracted the disease away from their families to limit infection. Read more from The Dallas Morning News.
Health officials say the peak of the virus in Dallas is still weeks away, and the number of new patients should start to decrease by late April or early May. Fort Worth has closed city parks for Easter in response. Learn more from WFAA.
Around the nation, black people are much more likely to get sick and die from COVID-19, but the the state of Texas has accurate demographic data for less than a quarter of the 7,276 confirmed cases. Learn more about the lack of data and its impact from KERA.
Though many rural counties have reported few if any cases of COVID-19, a study from the University of Texas shows that those counties’ lack of stay-at-home orders may be fueling an undetected spread of the disease. Read on with Texas Monthly.
Dallas County reported just 63 new cases Wednesday, a significant jump down from the past week that had 100 new cases each day. The county also experienced its 20th death. Read more from NBCDFW.
