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State reports 11 COVID deaths in Collin County today, Friday

by | Dec 18, 2020 | Latest

The Texas Department of State Health Services released updated COVID-19 information for Dec 18.

All counts, except for hospitalized cases, are compiled from the TDSHS website.

State officials listed 11 deaths and 661 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County today and are reporting a total of 35,482 confirmed cases to date.

The state is also reporting 3,949 active cases and a total of 31,533 have recovered in Collin County.

Through today, 322 have died from COVID-19 related illness in the county.

Collin County officials reported today that 389 are hospitalized with COVID-19, a decrease of 15 since yesterday.

Today, an increase of 81 hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 9,709 of which 2,875 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas, 47 more than yesterday.

An updated breakdown of all Collin County cases to date is available at: https://apps.collincountytx.gov/reports/COVID19/Daily%20Report%20by%20City.xlsx

When you click this link an Excel spreadsheet will be created with all reported Collin County cases by city. According to the report, this update is currently managed by Collin County Health Care Services, not the State of Texas.

As of 12:00 AM June 1, 2020, the Department of State Health Services will perform all COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing activities for Collin County’s local health authority.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

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