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COVID-19 Update: Dallas County

We continue to hear news of this virus spreading across the world, here in the United States, and in some areas of Texas. So what is the status of this virus here in Dallas County? To get answers, the Dallas County website was accessed today. The daily average number of weekly newly confirmed and probable cases in Dallas County had previously peaked on July 11, 2020, at 1313. The current peek week for this occurred on the week ending on December 5, 2020, at 1647. With this, it is more important to consider hospitalizations and fatalities. Considering hospitalizations in Dallas

COVID-19 Update: Collin County, Texas

We all have heard of the increasing number of new novel coronavirus infections, both within the United States and within some locales within the state of Texas. So, how has this affected Collin County, Texas? Hospitalizations are a very good indicator of the status of this pandemic, as are the number of fatalities. We will look at Collin County hospitalizations first. Unfortunately, the number of patients with COVID-19 infection within the county hospitals is the highest it has ever been, as of December 7, 2020, at 355 patients. We can compare this to the last peak in county hospitalizations, which

COVID-19 Update for Collin County: Really Good News

We all have heard of the increase of new daily COVID-19 infections across the country, and especially here in El Paso. The same had occurred for Collin County; however, the number of daily COVID-19 fatalities has consistently been decreasing and the hospitals are not near overrun with COVID-19 patients. Presented here to support this is data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The highest number of new daily infections in Collin County was reported as being 1167 on August 15, 2020. Following that, Collin County change the way they count these new infections, so the following day the

COVID-19 Update: Good News for Dallas County

We have heard about the current spike in the number of daily new COVID-19 infections across the country. The same has indeed occurred for Dallas County. However, the daily number of fatalities has continued to trend down, and the daily number of hospitalizations is not close to overrunning the hospital capacity. To be more specific, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the past spikes in the number of new infections for Dallas County occurred on July 26, 2020, at 1267, and on August 18, 2020, at 1850. Relative to those, the number of new infections for Dallas

COVID-19 Update: Good News Still Exists for Texas

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, while COVID-19 new daily infections have spiked some since dropping, the state is still experiencing a decreasing rate of daily fatalities and the hospitals are not near overrun. Our case positivity rate is still below 10%, which is a critical value noted by the CDC. Indeed, this is very good news. In referencing the daily number of new infections, the peak occurred on July 14, 2020, at 10,745. Following this, the state experienced the lowest number of new daily infections on September 28, 2020, at 1397. Since then, there has been

Welcome Back to Our Resuming Dental Care!

We are so pleased to resume our dental care for you! Thank you so much for your trust, loyalty, and desire for returning to our office! It means a great deal to us that you are back! As many of you know, the governor had effectively shut down all dental offices for about six weeks. Even though dentists are considered “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers,” I did not feel very essential during that time. I wanted to contribute in some meaningful way. I wanted to help to keep the economy and people’s lives going. However, I understand the intent of the

COVID-19 Mortality: How the United States Compares to Other Areas

Oftentimes, mortality rates compare the number of deaths attributed to novel coronavirus infection to the number of those who have tested positive to the virus. The problem with this is that the percentage of the United States population that has been tested is below 7%, and this number varies among differing areas. To me, it makes more sense to use the mortality numbers of the World Health Organization, and to compare that number to the total population of the area in question, found simply by Googling. This then offers a better representation of current mortality rates which can be compared

Our Open Dental Office, Now at Three Weeks!

It is so nice to be open again! It is so good to see you all happy, healthy, and ready to have access to more community services and experiences, with caution. I feel so privileged and grateful for your trust! So many of you have kept your pre-scheduled appointments, and so many of you are wanting appointments! We value you so much. It means a great deal to us to be serving you after being shut down by our governor for over six weeks. It is you who make us feel ”essential!” While the office was shut down, I have

Venincasa Dental Office Re-Opening Monday, May 4, 2020!

Governor Greg Abbott has allowed for dental offices to fully re-open when prepared. We are so excited to let you know that we will fully re-open our dental office this Monday, May 4, 2020, at 7am! Yes, things have changed in this life in many ways. We recall seeing images from China in January 2020 with merchants taking temperatures of their clients, and with people wearing face masks in public. We may have thought something like, “Man, I am so glad this is not happening here,” or something like, “This could never happen in the United States.” My, have things