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Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported decreasing levels of respiratory viruses heading into March.

Rates of COVID-19, flu and RSV have been falling since mid-January. said a drop in COVID-19 cases can be attributed to the effective treatments, like vaccines.

鈥淔ewer people are getting seriously ill, fewer hospitalizations and death, fewer complications,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut it is still present.鈥�

The , there have been 240 cases of COVID-19 so far. In early January, that number was around 1,259.

Huang said sometimes it can be challenging to know what illness people might have, as flu, COVID-19 and RSV . He said that鈥檚 why it鈥檚 important to 鈥渒eep up the core prevention strategies,鈥� like staying up-to-date on vaccines and staying home if sick.

County Judge Clay Jenkins underlined the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations, especially for people who might be more at risk, like people 65 and older.

鈥淢e and Momma stayed up on the shots, other family members not so much,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey got some COVID, and some flu, we did not. So get the shots.鈥�

DCHHS also recommends people 65 years and older get an if it鈥檚 been more than four months since their last dose.

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