State health officials listed 1,175 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 14, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 9,612 confirmed cases.

Tim Wyatt, Collin County Public Information Officer, noted that the large increase is due to a delay in the state’s official database. The Department of State Health Services, which handles case counts for the county, recently updated the database, creating a backlog.

There are 4,179 active cases and a total of 5,335 have recovered.

There are 142 cases hospitalized and 98 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 6,632 and 1,218 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include one in Blue Ridge, five in Farmersville, two in Josephine, three in Lavon, one in Lavon, 11 in Murphy, 37 in Princeton and 78 in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

A couple that lives south of Princeton was arrested last week in connection with the unreported death of an infant.

The couple, 42-year-old Roland Grabowski and 41-year-old Donna Grabowski, face charges of abandonment/endangerment of a child, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

Collin County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched on Aug. 8 to a residence in the 9100 block of Highridge Road regarding the possibility of an unreported death of an infant, CCSO spokesman Capt. Nick Bristow reported.

Later that day, investigators located and interviewed the Grabowskis who they noted were uncooperative. After a subsequent investigation, the couple was arrested on a second-degree felony charge of abandoning or endangering a child.

The couple made a statement to investigators after their arrest that they awoke on July 29 to find their 1-week-old baby, Micah, deceased in their bed and that the failed to notify law enforcement personnel, Bristow explained

Investigators obtained a search warrant and located the body of the infant submerged in a bucket of tar located in a shed behind the couple’s residence.

Roland Grabowski has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and is in jail under bonds totaling $850,000

Donna Grabowski is charged with abandoning or endangering a child and two counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, and is in jail under bonds totaling $1 million.

Deputies are continuing the investigation and additional felony charges are anticipated.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

State health officials listed 149 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 13, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 8,445 confirmed cases.

There are 3,062 active cases and a total of 5,289 have recovered.

There are 144 cases hospitalized and 94 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Yesterday, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 7,028 and 1,229 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include one in Blue Ridge, two in Farmersville, one in Lavon, one in Murphy, two in Princeton and seven in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

There are 2,950 active cases and a total of 5,270 have recovered.

There are 147 cases hospitalized and 93 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 7,028 and 1,229 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include three in Murphy, eight in Princeton and eight in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

State health officials listed 226 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 11, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 8,052 confirmed cases.

There are 2,732 active cases and a total of 5,227 have recovered.

There are 147 cases hospitalized and 93 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 7,216 and 1,235 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include five in Farmersville, one in Lavon, four in Murphy, four in Princeton and 11 in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

State health officials listed 180 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 10, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 7,654 confirmed cases.

There are 2,572 active cases and a total of 5,171 have recovered.

There are 136 cases hospitalized and 90 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Yesterday, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 7,437 and 1,322 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include three in Farmersville, two in Murphy, four in Princeton, one in Sachse (plus four in the city’s Dallas County portion) and five in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

Garland Health Department, which handles all Sachse cases regardless of county, also confirmed the death of an 84-year-old Sachse man in Collin County. He had underlying conditions and passed away at a hospice.

State health officials listed 195 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 7, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 7,268 confirmed cases.

There are 2,114 active cases and a total of 5,065 have recovered.

There are 138 cases hospitalized and 89 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 8,065 and 1,397 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include three in Farmersville, four in Murphy, four in Princeton, three in Sachse including the death (plus one in the Dallas County portion of the city) and 11 in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

State health officials listed 222 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 6, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 7,074 confirmed cases.

There are 1,951 active cases and a total of 5,036 have recovered.

There are 146 cases hospitalized and 87 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 8,302 and 1,443 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include six in Farmersville, three in Lavon, four in Murphy, four in Princeton, one in Sachse (plus four in the Dallas County portion of the city) and 21 in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

Cities, schools and other entities calculate their property tax rates based on certified values, but will make do this year with certified estimates that have been updated from the estimates released by CCAD in April. The CAD released the revised estimates Tuesday.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, deadlines to file property value protests were extended a month until June 15, which delayed the appraisal district from conducting protest hearings. Subsequently, CCAD was not been able to certify 2020 values by the statutory deadline of July 25.

The revised estimates show that property values in Collin County increased 4.86 percent, whereas the spring estimate indicated a 4.53 percent increase.

In a rapid growth area such as Princeton, the increase in property values went to 18.1 percent from the spring estimate of 13.38 percent.

Collin County Tax Office will issue tax rate calculations for entities, giving political bodies a starting place from which to set the 2020 levies. The tax office numbers will include a “no new revenue” tax rate, formerly known as the effective tax rate under which tax bills do not increase on existing property.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]

State health officials listed 124 new cases of COVID-19 today, Aug. 5, in Collin County. Officials reported an adjusted total of 6,857 confirmed cases.

There are 1,789 active cases and a total of 4,983 have recovered.

There are 147 cases hospitalized and 85 have died from COVID-19 related illness.

Today, hospitalizations throughout the state were reported at 8,455 and 1,497 cases were reported hospitalized in North Texas.

New cases in eastern Collin County include one in Farmersville, two in Murphy, two new cases in Princeton and seven in Wylie.

An updated breakdown of all cases 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.

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. Collin County will be able to access the state system to obtain data and reports for its jurisdiction, but details on the extent of the data and how reports will be distributed will be announced as soon as they are available.

Due to the large number of new cases each day, the state is not necessarily reporting individual cases by age, gender or city.

Individual cases may be removed if the place of residence is outside of Collin County.

From Staff Reports • [email protected]