March 29, 2020:
4 p.m. --Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported to the Collin County health authority this afternoon, four of which involved hospitalization. Total cases reported, to date: 134.
Plano: 3
- Female, 43, hospitalized, no underlying health conditions, no recent travel, and no reported contact with another case;
- Female, 29, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, no recent travel and no reported contact with another case;
- Female, 55, hospitalized, no other information available at this time;
Frisco: 2
- Female, 37, hospitalized, no known underlying health conditions, no recent travel and no reported contacts with another case;
- Female, 50, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, recent domestic travel and no reported contact with another case;
Celina: 1
- Female, 65, hospitalized, no additional information available at this time;
Note: These orders apply to the entire county. Your city may have additional restrictions.
- Any person who is sick or currently experiencing common COVID-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, or shortness of breath, is hereby ordered to stay home.
- If any person in a household has tested positive for COVID-19, all persons in the household are hereby ordered to stay home.
- Any person who believes he or she is at higher risk for severe illness and who believes he or she may be compromised from exposure to COVID-19 is hereby ordered to stay home.
- All persons in Collin County are hereby ordered to stay home, except for travel related to essential activities.
- All businesses and employers are hereby ordered to take actions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to increase social distancing in the normal course of business activities, and to provide for a safe and healthy work environment.
- All persons are hereby ordered to take actions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to increase social distancing in the normal course of business activities.
Public Health Report
- There are
86 current cases of COVID-19 in Collin County (total cases minus recovered and deceased).
- There have been
128 total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
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41 people have successfully recovered.
11 are hospitalized and
75 remain in home isolation.
- There has been
1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There have been
710 negative COVID-19 tests in Collin County.
- There are
154 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County.
March 28, 2020:
5:30 p.m. -- Health authorities here reported 11 new cases of COVI-19 in Collin County this evening, bring the county total to 128 reported cases. Please note: We have corrected the total cases to date to reflect a case originally reported for McKinney on March 26 that was transferred to Dallas County as residency was confirmed.
The new cases today include one hospitalization.
Plano: 4
- Male, 32, no other information available at this time;
- Male, 35, no other information available at this time;
- Female, 55, no other information available at this time;
- Male, 27, no other information available at this time;
Dallas: 3
- Female, 26, no other information available at this time;
- Female, 47, no other information available at this time;
- Female, 51, no other information available at this time;
McKinney: 2
- Female, 93, hospitalized, with no recent travel and no known contact with a confirmed case;
- Female, 65, no other information available at this time;
Frisco: 1
- Female, 61, no other information available at this time;
Lucas: 1
- Male, 68, no other information available at this time;
Public Health Report
• There have been 118 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
• There are 84 current confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
• There have been 547 negative COVID-19 tests in Collin County.
• 33 people have successfully recovered. 9 are hospitalized and 75 remain in home isolation.
• There are 137 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County.
• There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
March 27, 2020:
Health officials reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County this afternoon, bringing the total of reported cases here to 118. Note that, due to lab reporting time variations, some patient information has yet to be collected and released.
Plano: 11 (Corrected)
- Male, 44, no other information available at this time;
- Male, 71, isolating at home with underlying medical conditions, previous domestic travel and contact with a previous confirmed case;
- Male, 63, no other information available at this time;
- Male, 71, hospitalized with underlying medical conditions, no recent travel and no known contact with a confirmed case;
- Male, 43, no additional information available at this time;
- Male 51, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 63, no additional information available at this time;
- Female, 60, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 64, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 64, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 42, no additional information available at this time;
Frisco: 5
- Female, 82, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 41, self-isolating, no underlying health conditions, recent international travel, no contact with confirmed case;
- Female, 44, no additional information available at this time;
- Female, 67, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 62, no additional information available at this time;
McKinney: 5
- Female, 53, no additional information available at this time;
- Female, 35, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 53, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, no recent travel;
- Male, 29, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 44, no additional information available at this time;
Allen: 3
- Male, 75, no additional information available at this time;
- Female, 26, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, recent international travel with no know contact with a confirmed case;
- Female, 40, no additional information available at this time;
Prosper: 2
- Female, 61, no additional information available at this time;
- Male, 39, no additional information available at this time;
Lucas: 2
- Male, 55, self-isolating with no underlying health conditions, recent domestic travel, no known contact with a confirmed case;
- Male, 60, no additional information available at this time;
Sachse: 2
- Female, 57, hospitalized with underlying health conditions, no recent travel or know contact with confirmed case;
- Male, 58, no additional information available at this time;
Richardson: 1
- Female, 48, no additional information available at this time;
Public Health Report
- There have been 87 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There have been 357 negative COVID-19 tests in Collin County.
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23 people have successfully recovered. Seven are hospitalized and 56 remain in home isolation.
- There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
Please note:
One confirmed COVID-19 case reported to Collin County earlier this week was found to be a Dallas County resident, which dropped Collin County's total case count to
87 once that case was transferred to Dallas County. The information above is the most recent -- and corrected -- count.
March 26, 2020:
6 p.m. -- Health officials here report
22 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Collin County as of this evening. Below is a short summary of the new cases, some of whose information is still being collected and verified. The total count on confirmed cases here comes to
87.
- Frisco, Male, 40, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Allen, Male, 41, no underlying health conditions, recovered.
- Plano, Male, 52, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 46, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- McKinney, Male, 32, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- McKinney, Male, 28, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Allen, Female, 70, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Frisco, Female, 51, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Male, 21, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- McKinney, Male, 47, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 48, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 32, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 32, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 68, no underlying health conditions, hospitalized.
- Plano, Female, 44, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Male, 41, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Dallas, Male, 55, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Frisco, Female, 34, no underlying health conditions, recovered.
- Wylie, Male, 51, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- Plano, Female, 32, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- McKinney, Female, 62, has underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
(Note: later confirmed as a resident of Dallas County)
- Plano, Female, 73, no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
Public Health Report
- There have been 88 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
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17 people have successfully recovered. Eight are hospitalized and 52 remain in home isolation.
- There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are 95 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued an executive order for Collin County, effective March 20, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued executive orders for Collin County, effective March 24, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four Executive Orders relating to COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices remain open to assist citizens by phone, by mail, online, and for scheduled in-person appointments. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled. Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
March 25, 2020:
6:45 p.m. -- Health officials here reported
13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Collin County: Two people are hospitalized, four have underlying health conditions, and seven have traveled recently -- one of which reported recent international travel. This makes a total case count of
66.
- 3 cases in McKinney: two men, ages 40 and 65, one woman, age 68;
- 2 cases in Frisco: both men, ages 40 and 72;
- 2 cases in Plano: both women, ages 40 and 69;
- 2 cases in Wylie: both men, ages 41 and 49;
- 1 case in Richardson: a woman, age 18;
- 1 case in Dallas: a man, age 69;
- 1 case in Anna: a woman, age 65;
- 1 case in Celina: a man, age 42.
Public Health Report
- There have been
53 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
Eight persons have successfully recovered.
Four are hospitalized and
40 are in home isolation (one is out of state).
- There has been
1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are
88 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a
disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued an
executive order for Collin County, effective March 20, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued
executive orders for Collin County, effective March 24, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four
Executive Orders relating to COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices remain open to assist citizens by phone, by mail, online, and for scheduled in-person appointments. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled. Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
March 24, 2020:
9 p.m. -- Health officials here reported
eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 tonight, none of which required hospitalization. One reported travelling outside the U.S., two traveled recently within the U.S., and three reported being in close contact with another confirmed case. Two people are reported to have underlying health conditions. The new cases bring Collin County's total to
53.
- A 54-year-old man from Allen;
- A 63-year-old woman from Allen who had close contact with another confirmed case;
- An Allen woman, 61, who had close contact with another person with COVID-19;
- A 27-year-old man from McKinney who had close contact with a confirmed case;
- A 77-year-old woman in Richardson with recent international travel;
- A Frisco man, 41, with underlying health conditions;
- A 42-year-old Melissa man with underlying health conditions and recent domestic travel; and,
- A Melissa woman, 35, who recently went on domestic travel.
Public Health Report
- There have been 45 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County. Eight persons have successfully recovered.
- Three are hospitalized and 33 are in home isolation (one is out of state).
- There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County. There are 90 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued an executive order for Collin County, effective March 20, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four Executive Orders relating to COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices are closed for unscheduled in-person services. All Collin County government offices remain open for scheduled in-person appointments, as well as by phone, by mail, and online. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled. Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been cancelled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- All county board and commission meetings have been cancelled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 23, 2020:
6:45 p.m. -- Collin County health officials report seven new cases of COVID-19 Monday evening, raising the county’s total confirmed cases to
45:
- A 46-year-old Plano man with no known travel outside of the county and no known underlying health conditions is currently isolating at home;
- An Anna man, 27, who traveled recently within the U.S., had no underlying health conditions and is self-isolating;
- A woman in Allen, 39, who recently traveled within the U.S., who has no underlying health conditions and is isolating at home;
- A 34-year-old McKinney woman who traveled internationally who is self-isolating with no underlying health conditions;
- A 43-year-old McKinney man who had no reported travel recently, no underlying health conditions, but has needed hospitalization;
- A woman in Plano, 26 years old, who had no reported travel outside the area recently and no know underlying health conditions who is isolating at home; and,
- A 29-year-old Dallas man isolating at home with no known underlying health conditions or recent travel.
Public Health Report
- There have been 38 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County. Eight persons have successfully recovered. Two are hospitalized and 27 are in home isolation (one is out of state).
- There has been 1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are 78 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued an executive order for Collin County, effective March 20, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four Executive Orders relating to COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices are closed for unscheduled in-person services. All Collin County government offices remain open for scheduled in-person appointments, as well as by phone, by mail, and online. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled. Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been cancelled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- All county board and commission meetings have been cancelled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 22, 2020:
4:30 p.m.: Public Health authorities report
seven new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County as of late Sunday afternoon (three in McKinney, and two cases each in Allen and Plano), bringing the number of confirmed cases here to
38;
- A 56-year-old McKinney woman with no reported travel and no underlying medical conditions is isolating at home;
- A Plano man, 45, no reported travel and an underlying health condition is isolating at home;
- An Allen man, 51, with no underlying health conditions who had close contact with a confirmed case, is isolating at home;
- A 7-year-old girl in Allen who recently traveled within the U.S., has no underlying health conditions and is isolating at home;
- A 50-year-old Plano woman with no underlying health conditions is isolating at home after having close contact with someone confirmed to have the virus;
- A McKinney man, 47, who recently traveled within the U.S., is isolating at home with no underlying health conditions; and,
- A 47-year-old McKinney man who traveled within the U.S, recently, is isolating at home with no underlying health conditions.
Public Health Report
- There have been
38 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
Eight persons have successfully recovered.
Two are hospitalized and
27 are in home isolation (one is out of state).
- There has been
1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are
75 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a
disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued an
executive order for Collin County, effective March 20, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four
Executive Orders relating to COVID-19, effective March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices are closed for unscheduled in-person services. All Collin County government offices remain open for scheduled in-person appointments, as well as by phone, by mail, and online. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled.
Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been cancelled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- All county board and commission meetings have been cancelled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 21, 2020:
Public health officials here report four new cases of COVID-19 this evening, all of whom have no underlying health conditions and are isolating at home:
- A 56-year-old Plano woman who traveled within the U.S.;
- A man in Plano, 38, who traveled outside the U.S.;
- A 61-year-old Frisco man, with no reported travel; and,
- A 45-year-old woman from Wylie, who reported no recent travel.
The new cases bring the total to
31 people who have tested positive for COVID -19 in Collin County,
eight of whom have completed their isolation period, health officials say.
Public Health Report
- There have been
31 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
Seven persons have successfully recovered.
Twoare hospitalized and
21 are in home isolation.
- There has been
1confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are
73
Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
County Operations
- All Collin County government offices are closed for unscheduled in-person services. All Collin County government offices remain open for scheduled in-person appointments, as well as by phone, by mail, and online. Citizens requiring in-person services may schedule an appointment by contacting the appropriate department.
- The Commissioners Court will continue to meet as scheduled.
Commissioners Court meetings will not be open to on-site visitors, but all meetings will continue to be broadcast live on the county website, and provision will be made for the public to participate electronically in every meeting.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been cancelled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- All county board and commission meetings have been cancelled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 20, 2020:
County Judge's executive order regarding walk-in services at county buildings
Public health officials here reported nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 tonight, bringing Collin County's total of confirmed cases to
27. Three are from
Plano, two from
McKinney, and one each from
Dallas,
Frisco,
Richardson and
Wylie. They are:
- A 67-year-old Plano man who traveled outside the country. He has no underlying health conditions, isolating at home.
- A woman in Wylie, 56, who is self-isolating at home and has no underlying health conditions. She is reported to have traveled within the U.S. recently.
- A 51-year-old man in McKinney with no underlying health conditions who is currently self-quarantined. His cased is not travel related.
- A man from McKinney, also 51, who has no reported travel, no underlying health conditions, and who is isolated at home.
- A Plano man, 48, with no reported travel, no underlying health conditions, and under self-quarantine at home.
- A 67-year-old Plano woman who recently traveled within the U.S., who is isolating at home with no underlying health conditions.
- A 73-year-old man in Dallas who traveled within the U.S., who is self-isolating at home, and has no underlying health conditions.
- A 49-year-old Richardson woman who traveled out of the country recently. She is isolating in her home and is reported to have an underlying health condition.
- A 20-year-old woman in Frisco with underlying health conditions, isolated at home, and no reported travel.
Public Health Report
- There have been
27 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County. Four persons have successfully recovered.
Two are hospitalized and
25 are in home isolation.
- There has been
one (1) confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are
79 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- Governor Greg Abbott has issued four
Executive Orders relating to COVID-19 that take effect on 11:59 PM on
March 20, 2020.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until May 8. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders, which may be found on the county website for
District Courts,
County Courts at Law and
Justice Courts.
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District Clerk has suspended walk-in service at county courthouse
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The
Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the
Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- Collin County Health Care Services clinics have changed operating hours;
details here.
- All events at
Myers Park & Event Center, and Farm Museum classes are canceled through April 3.
Closures & Cancellations
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 19, 2020:
A 57-year-old Richardson man is in home isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, county public health officials report. The man has no underlying health conditions, and authorities say he has no known contacts to other confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Public health authorities here have been notified that a 58-year-old Melissa resident with an underlying medical condition tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling out of state, where he will remain in self-isolation until cleared to travel. Health officials here are investigating whether any high-risk contacts locally may have been exposed.
Public Health officials here report three new cases of Collin County residents who tested positive for COVID-19. None of these cases were travel-related, or connected to other reported cases in the county: a 37-year-old woman in
McKinney with an underlying health condition, currently in self-isolation at home; a 46-year-old
Allen man with an underlying health condition and currently hospitalized; and, a 42-year-old woman in
Plano with an underlying health condition, currently at home in self-quarantine.
Public Health Report
- There have been
18 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There has been
1 confirmed death associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
- There are
74 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- President Trump has announced The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, encouraging all Americans to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 15 days.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders. District Courts. County Courts at Law. Justice Courts. Probate Courts.
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- Closures and Cancellations
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 18, 2020:
- Health officials report that a 38-year-old man from Plano and a 54-year-old man from Anna have been confirmed positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of confirmed cases in Collin County to 13. Neither man has underlying health conditions; both are in self-quarantine in their respective homes. The two cases are unrelated to each other.
- A 39-year-old McKinney man with no underlying medical conditions has been confirmed positive for COVID-19 by county public health officials. He is self-isolating in his home and is the 11th confirmed case for Collin County.
- Health authorities here have been informed that a 64-year-old Plano man who died in a local hospital last night from an underlying medical condition was infected with COVID-19. The positive case finding was confirmed after the man's death, and he was not among the nine confirmed cases currently under monitoring by county public health officials. Due to the nature of how the case was reported to the county, officials here do not have a cause of death for the man, nor do they know if he came in contact with the virus locally or through travel.
- A 32-year-old Plano woman is the ninth confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Collin County, according to public health officials. She is self-quarantined in her home, has no underlying health conditions.
Public Health Report
- There are
13 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County at this time.
- There are
66 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- President Trump has announced
The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America, encouraging all Americans to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 15 days.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders.
District Courts.
County Courts at Law.
Justice Courts.
Probate Courts.
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
Closures and Cancellations
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 17, 2020:
There were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Collin County today.
Public Health Report
- There are
eight (8) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County at this time.
- There are
77 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
- County Judge Chris Hill has issued a disaster declaration for Collin County, effective March 16, 2020.
- President Trump has announced The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America, encouraging all Americans to avoid social gatherings of more than 10 people for the next 15 days.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders, which may be found on the county website.
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
Closures and Cancellations
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 16, 2020:
No new confirmed cases reported today in Collin County.
Public Health Report
- There are
eight (8) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County at this time.
- There are
82 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
Disaster Declaration
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders. District Courts.
County Courts at Law.
Justice Courts.
Probate Court.
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- County employees with fever or flu-like symptoms are required to stay home from work and are prohibited from returning to work until they have been fever-free without medication for 24 hours.
Closures & Cancellations
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 15, 2020:
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A 32-year-old man in Frisco is in self-isolation after testing presumptive positive for novel coronavirus COVID 19, public health officials report. He has no underlying health conditions, and is not connected to other cases in the area.
March 14, 2020:
- Public health authorities report that a 56-year-old man in Plano is the seventh presumptive positive case of novel coronavrius COVID 19 in Collin County. The man has no underlying health conditions, and is quarantined
in his home.
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A 47-year-old Plano woman has tested presumptive positive for novel coronavirus COVID 19, public health officials report. The woman has no underlying health conditions, is self-isolating in her home, and is not connected to any other confirmed cases in North Texas at this time.
Public Health Report
- There are
eight (8) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County at this time.
- There are
60 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
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Zero (0) Collin County employees have tested positive or are under monitoring at this time.
Emergency Declaration
- No emergency declaration has been issued for Collin County at this time.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders. District Courts. County Courts at Law. Justice Courts. Probate Court.
- Other county offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time.
- Inmate visitation and inmate programs at the Collin County Detention Facility have been canceled until further notice. Attorney visits are still permitted, but the procedures for the visits have changed.
- At the direction of elected officials and department heads, employees with the ability to work remotely are being instructed to do so.
- All non-critical work-related travel by county employees is prohibited. All county employee work-related travel for training and conferences has been canceled through April 1.
- County employees with fever or flu-like symptoms are required to stay home from work and are prohibited from returning to work until they have been fever-free without medication for 24 hours.
- Collin County employees have been directed to cancel all non-critical staff meetings & community meetings.
Closures & Cancellations
- The Collin County Master Gardener’s 2020 Garden Show, scheduled for Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, has been canceled. No decisions about rescheduling the event have been made at this time.
- All county board and commission meetings have been canceled through March 31. Boards and commissions are directed to utilize electronic communication methods to address any critical issues that arise in that timeframe.
March 13, 2020:
- Collin County public health authorities here report that a 40-year-old Frisco woman tested presumptive positive for novel coronavirus COVID 19. She has no underlying medical conditions and is self-isolating in her home. Authorities confirm that she has not traveled out-of-state recently, but have yet to confirm if her case is connected to any others in the area.
Public Health Report
- Five (5) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County at this time.
- There are 63 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County at this time.
- Zero (0) Collin County employees have tested positive or are under monitoring at this time.
Emergency Declaration
- No emergency declaration has been issued for Collin County at this time.
County Operations
- All non-essential court operations in Collin County have been postponed until April 1. Essential court proceedings will continue as scheduled and are defined by the respective courts' orders: District Courts, County Courts at Law, and Justice Courts.
- County offices are open and operating during normal business hours.
- At the direction of elected officials and department heads, employees with the ability to work remotely are being instructed to do so.
- All non-essential work-related travel by county employees is prohibited. All county employee work-related travel for training and conferences has been canceled through April 1.
- County employees with fever or flu-like symptoms are required to stay home from work and are prohibited from returning to work until they have been fever-free without medication for 24 hours.
- Collin County employees have been directed to cancel all non-essential staff meetings & community meetings.
- The Collin County Commissioners Court will not be cancelling meetings at this time. All non-essential employees have been directed to monitor the Court meeting via the web and not attend in person.
Closures & Cancellations
- The Collin County Master Gardener's 2020 Garden Show, scheduled for Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15, has been canceled. No decisions about rescheduling the event have been made at this time.
March 12, 2020:
- A 35-year-old McKinney man has tested "presumptive positive" for novel coronavirus COVID 19, Collin County Health authorities report. The man is under self-quarantine at his home, and has no underlying medical condition. The case will remain presumptive positive until the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention confirms the local lab's findings. This brings the total positive cases in Collin County to four. This most recent case is unrelated to three confirmed cases in Frisco.
- The Collin County Master Gardeners' Garden Show at Myers Park and Event Center has been canceled for this weekend (March 14-15) due to Collin County officials suspending mass gatherings at county facilities over concerns of the spread of coronavirus. Planners are looking into the possibility of rescheduling the popular event in the coming months.
March 11, 2020:
- The county's health department was informed today that re-testing of one child in Frisco whose initial test for COVID 19 was inconclusive, has come back negative for COVID 19. That leaves the confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Collin County at three, two adults and one child -- all living in the same home.
March 10, 2020:
Three Confirmed Cases of Novel Coronavirus in Collin County
March 9, 2020:
Collin resident tests “presumptive positive” for Novel Coronavirus
What is Collin County's role in fighting coronavirus?
Collin County does not have an onsite laboratory to test for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019).Information regarding Testing for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019)
may be found here.
