More information on COVID-19
COVID-19 Hotline Information
A DSHS COVID-19 Call Center was established and an email box created to receive incoming questions from the general public.
Email: coronavirus@dshs.texas.gov
DSHS COVID-19 Call Center: 1-877-570-9779
Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Friday
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“5 Additional COVID-19 Recoveries in Ellis County”
April 16, 2020- I am proud to report five additional recovered cases of COVID-19 in Ellis County. This increases the countywide total to 17 recoveries.
These recoveries include a 26-year-old female of the City of Ennis, a 39-year-old female of the City of Glenn Heights, a 33-year-old female of the City of Midlothian, and two residents of the City of Waxahachie, including a 45 year-old female and a 55 year-old male.
As of this evening, The Local Health Authority has identified one confirmed positive and four probable cases of COVID-19 at a Midlothian residence. These new cases include a 55 year-old male, a 55 year-old female, a 31 year-old female, an 8 year-old male, and a 2 year-old female.
Additionally, The Local Health Authority has identified one confirmed positive of a 52 year-old male resident of the City of Waxahachie.
To protect the privacy of these individuals, no additional identifying information will be released
Please see the CDC definitions of a probable & confirmed case:
Probable- A case that meets the clinical case definition, has noncontributory or no serologic or virologic testing, and is not epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case
Confirmed Case- A case that is laboratory confirmed or that meets the clinical case definition and is epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case. (A laboratory-confirmed case does not need to meet the clinical case definition.)
For more information please visit the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section5.html
Todd Little,
Ellis County Judge & Emergency Management Director