Tracking COVID-19: 352 new cases reported in McKinney this week – Community Impact Newspaper

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in McKinney is 109 as of Oct. 9. (Community Impact staff)

City-level reports from Collin County show McKinney added 352 new COVID-19 cases this week, with 285 new cases reported Oct. 3.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in McKinney is 109 as of Oct. 9.

As of Oct. 9 in McKinney, there have been 2,473 confirmed total cases of COVID-19 and 2,364 recoveries, for a 95.6% recovery rate.

There have been 36 total deaths in McKinney related to COVID-19, a rate of 1.45%.

A group of dedicated investigators launched by the Texas Department of State Health Services was expected to begin working through the backlog of Collin County's COVID-19 active cases Aug. 25, according to Hill.

Of McKinney ZIP codes, the 75071 ZIP code had the highest number of total cases, with 934, from March to Oct. 9, according to Collin County data.

As of Oct. 9, 75069 has a total of 850 cases, 75070 has 652 cases and 75072 has 312 cases.

Among the key indicators being watched by experts is the number of hospitalizations. Collin County reported 109 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized as of Oct. 9. That number has fluctuated over the last two weeks.

The rate of confirmed cases takes into account population differences. In Texas, there were 26.34 confirmed cases per 1,000 people as of Oct. 8. Here are the rates per 1,000 people for the four North Texas counties as of Oct. 8.

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