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  Contact Tracing and Compliance Key to Avoiding 2,500 Daily COVID Cases by Year End

  October 26 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas County and the nation are staring at a steep rise in COVID-19 cases. Eight months into the pandemic, little has changed in terms of broad strategy to contain the spread. Wearing a mask, hand-washing, social-distancing and avoiding large gatherings are the leading strategies to flatten the curve until a...

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  As Defendants Sit in Jail with No Trial Date, Jury Selection Gets Creative

  October 20 at 4 a.m.

  Criminal cases in Dallas County courts have been at a virtual standstill since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. One of the biggest hurdles the court system is trying to overcome is how to select a jury in times of face masks and social distancing.  At the county commissioners court meeting on...

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  As Dallas ISD Welcomes More Students Back, COVID-19 Cases Trend Up

  October 6 at 4 a.m.

  Dallas ISD schools welcomed more students back to class Monday while COVID-19 cases across the county are trending up. According to Dallas County, last week there was an average of 350 new daily cases versus 292 the week before.   Other districts around North Texas and the state have already opened...

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  Still Think the Pandemic is a Hoax? Ask the Families of Nearly 1,200 Dead in Dallas County.

  September 29 at 4 a.m.

  First, it came for his father-in-law and grandma, then it took his dad and uncles. Within the span of six weeks, Dallas’ Jahaziel Salas lost five family members to the novel coronavirus. Salas said he tries his best to be strong for his kids, but it’s been rough. He doesn’t...

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  Better Care for New Mothers and Those With Behavioral Issues on Tap From Parkland

  September 22 at 4 a.m.

  One factor keeping people in Dallas from getting better medical treatment is how complicated it is to navigate the health care system, particularly in neighborhoods that are home to the city's neediest populations, Parkland Hospital executives told a City Council committee Monday. Supporting new mothers immediately after they give birth...

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  Nonprofit Nexus Recovery Center Stayed COVID-Free While Helping Women in Recovery

  September 18 at 4 a.m.

  Tough times, like during a pandemic, may mean a rise in addiction and relapses, but a Dallas treatment center is making it easier for women to recover. September is celebrated as National Recovery Month and each week there’ll be a flurry of pep rallies and activities at Nexus Recovery Center...