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The Dallas Morning News is tracking the latest on coronavirus and how it’s impacting Texans locally, across the U.S., and internationally. Our Coronavirus Update will keep you informed on the latest developments, what we know so far, and how you can stay prepared.
Here’s the latest.
FEATURED STORY
Sean Collins and Dylan Blackthorn boards up Hillside Farmacy restaurant right before the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans gatherings, shuts down restaurants, bars, schools on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Ricardo B. Brazziell / AP)
Texas jobless claims total nearly 750,000 in three weeks since coronavirus lockdowns
Nearly 750,000 Texans have filed claims for unemployment in the last three weeks as the coronavirus pandemic continues to force layoffs and business closures across the country.
The surge in jobless claims began in mid-March in Texas when stay-at-home orders went into place in major urban cities and brought the economy to a near halt. In new data released Thursday, the state’s total claims since then surpasses Texas’ yearly total for all of 2019.
Texas jobless claims continued their rise to unprecedented levels with nearly 314,000 Texans filing claims for unemployment in the week ending on April 4, according to federal data.
BY THE NUMBERS
2,892
Confirmed North Texas cases
56
Fatalities in North Texas 10,297
Confirmed Texas cases
209
Fatalities in Texas 1,587,209
Confirmed worldwide cases
353,291
Worldwide recoveries
Source: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins
Dallas: 1,432
Collin: 378
Denton: 426
Tarrant: 637
Rockwall: 19
See every coronavirus case in Texas, county by county, on our interactive map below.
