COVID-19 April 7 Update

April 7, 2020 Update

At the April 3 Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting, the commissioners voted to extend the current declaration of local Public Health Emergency until May 20. A Public Health Emergency declaration authorizes the county judge to issue a Stay at Home Order. The original Stay at Home Order issued by Dallas County was set to expire on Friday, April 3. They have extended the order until April 30.

Dallas County has also amended the Stay at Home Order to add the following:

• Establishes rules for financial institutions and realtors to follow when conducting business in Dallas County, including safety standards.
• Establishes safety rules for common carriers, motor carriers, private carriers, shippers, delivery services, moving companies and contract carriers that load or unload cargo, supplies, equipment or goods at any point located in Dallas County.

Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting that the Town of Addison currently has 13 confirmed cases of COVID-19. You can get more details on their website.