DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Officials warn status quo will 'overwhelm' health care system as Dallas...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 1:31P

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County reported 1,085 new coronavirus cases on Friday, while the entire state of New York state reported 918. “It is a key point in...

Mapped: Coronavirus hot spots in Texas and beyond

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/3 2:06A Chris Larson

The internet is awash in data from state and local governments about coronavirus cases, much of which lacks context or analysis. A new interactive map and data analysis released this week by Harvard University seeks to help the public and...

Gov. Greg Abbott issues statewide order requiring face masks in counties with 20 or more COVID-19...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/2 11:06A Elizabeth Wiley

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Thursday requiring all Texans residing in counties with more than 20 cases to wear a face mask while in a...

What does Austin City Limits cancellation mean for its local economy?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/2 2:38A Daniel Salazar

Austin City Limits was already facing long odds of being held this fall. Now it's officially canceled for 2020 and the economic ramifications will extend to many companies in a wide range of industries, from restaurants to hotels to retailers. As...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Rural Texas counties seeing spike in COVID-19 cases

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 7/1 3:52A WFAA staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Texas has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases, and not only are rural counties not immune, several have been hit even harder than major cities....

Can employers require a negative COVID-19 test before you return to work? Depends on where you live

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/30 3:51P Lauren Zakalik

This story is part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. If you've tried to get a COVID-19 test lately, you've seen how tough it can be. But according to Parkland Hospital, some of those people seeking tests...

As COVID-19 cases surge, state agency reverses decision to require Texans on unemployment to look...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/30 7:56A Jason Wheeler, Erica Proffer

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. In an extraordinary move, the Texas Workforce Commission decided Tuesday to retreat from a plan to require work searches starting July 6....

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Private labs can return coronavirus test results in 3 days. Federal test...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/30 4:01A Alex Rozier

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Dallas County leaders say private labs are returning coronavirus test results in a little more than three days, but the free,...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Pence, Birx appeal 'to every Texan' to wear a mask after state's positivity...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/29 3:52A WFAA Staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Vice President Mike Pence said Texas "flattened the curve" until about two weeks ago when "something changed" during a visit Sunday in...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Tarrant County reports 517 new coronavirus cases, Dallas County reports...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/26 2:46A Tasha Tsiaperas

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Tarrant County health officials reported 517 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Thursday. In Dallas County, 403 new cases were...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Gov. Abbott pauses new phases of reopening Texas due to increased cases,...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/25 7:17A Jozelyn Escobedo

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday the pause of further reopening phases in the state due "to the recent increase in positive...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Gov. Abbott says Texas is facing 'massive' COVID-19 outbreak

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/25 3:25A WFAA Staff

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic. He says some new local restrictions may...

Coronavirus surge alarms states, markets and businesses; slow recovery feared

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/25 12:31A Matt Phillips and Anupreeta Das

On Wednesday, more than 36,000 new cases had been reported nationwide, the second-highest daily total since the pandemic began, showing that the outbreak has been far from contained.

Traveling to New York, New Jersey or Connecticut? What North Texans need to know

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/24 8:27A Chelsea Diana

New York will be imposing a 14-day quarantine on people traveling from states with high COVID-19 infection rates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. That includes Texas, which has seen hospitalizations peak for a 12th day in a row as of...

DFW Coronavirus Tracker: Texas needs to at least triple its number of contact tracers, according to...

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/24 6:32A William Joy

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Two months into reopening, Texas needs help. In fact, it needs thousands of helpers. At least that’s what Edward Salsberg thinks. Salsberg...