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Six new COVID-19 cases reported to Collin County

by | Mar 29, 2020 | Latest

Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Collin County health authority as of 4 p.m. Mar 29, four of which involved hospitalization. Total cases reported, to date: 134.

 Plano: 3
  • Female, 43, hospitalized, no underlying health conditions, no recent travel, and no reported contact with another case;
  • Female, 29, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, no recent travel and no reported contact with another case;
  • Female, 55, hospitalized, no other information available at this time;
 Frisco: 2
  • Female, 37, hospitalized, no known underlying health conditions, no recent travel and no reported contacts with another case;
  • Female, 50, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, recent domestic travel and no reported contact with another case;
 Celina: 1
  • Female, 65, hospitalized, no additional information available at this time;

Note: These orders apply to the entire county. Your city may have additional restrictions.

  • Any person who is sick or currently experiencing common COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, or shortness of breath, is hereby ordered to stay home.
  • If any person in a household has tested positive for COVID-19, all persons in the household are hereby ordered to stay home.
  • Any person who believes he or she is at higher risk for severe illness and who believes he or she may be compromised from exposure to COVID-19 is hereby ordered to stay home…
  • All persons in Collin County are hereby ordered to stay home, except for travel related to essential activities.
  • All businesses and employers are hereby ordered to take actions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to increase social distancing in the normal course of business activities, and to provide for a safe and healthy work environment.
  • All persons are hereby ordered to take actions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to increase social distancing in the normal course of business activities.

Public Health Report

  • There are 86 current cases of COVID-19 in Collin County (total cases minus recovered and deceased).
  • There have been 128 total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
  • 41 people have successfully recovered. 11 are hospitalized and 75 remain in home isolation.
  • There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
  • There have been 710 negative COVID-19 tests in Collin County.
  • There are 154 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County.

From staff reports, [email protected]

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