2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

“Protecting the health and safety of our citizens is our highest priority. We are vigilantly monitoring this rapidly evolving situation and will continue to participate in state, regional and local response measures.”
Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian

Governor Greg Abbott has issued Executive Order 29 requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces, with few exceptions, in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases effective at 12:01 p.m. on July 3, 2020.

Current COVID-19 Case Count

Rowlett cases include 1,237 females and 1,067 males. They range in age from 7 months to over 90. The City of Rowlett joins with other government entities in protecting the privacy and safety of households with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. With federal guidance, the City’s health authority provides direction to those individuals to self-quarantine. When necessary, the City’s health authority can legally enforce directives for isolation, quarantine or conditional release, including movement restrictions, for the purpose of protecting the public’s health. Rowlett will continue to alert the public about any new cases but will restrict information to age range and gender as it is available to us.
Texas Health and Human Services COVID-19 Case Count Dashboard 

The City of Rowlett is under a Declaration of Local Disaster Order. 

The directives in this order, along with its expiration date, mirror the Executive Orders put in place by Governor Abbott. 

• City of Rowlett 5-14-20 Amended Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (pdf)

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Executive Orders 

• Texans Helping Texans - the Governor’s Report to Open Texas (pdf)
• Open Texas Checklists for Reopened Businesses and Services

🔹 People over the age of 65 are strongly encouraged to stay at home as much as possible; to maintain appropriate distance from any member of the household who has been out of the residence in the previous 14 days. See page 6 of the Texans Helping Texans - the Governor’s Report to Open Texas for more information.

🔹 All Texans must wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces, with few exceptions, in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases effective at 12:01 p.m. on July 3, 2020.  See Executive Order GA-29 for exceptions.

🔹 Operating at 75% occupancy following the Open Texas protocols include:

• Services provided by office workers, manufacturing services.
• Dine-in restaurants - the use of restaurant drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options is still highly encouraged.
• Retail establishments.
• Gyms and exercise facilities. 
• Libraries and museums.

🔹 Operating at 50% occupancy following the Open Texas protocols include:

• Movie theaters, fine arts performance halls.
• Amusement parks, water parks, swimming pools and carnivals.
• Bowling alleys, bingo halls, simulcasting, and skating rinks.  
• Rodeos and Equestrian Events, aquariums, natural caverns, and similar facilities.
• Wedding and wedding reception venues.

🔹 Bars in Texas may open at 50% indoor, 100% outdoor (following social distancing protocols).

For places of business that are open, employees should practice good hygiene and, where feasible, work from home in order to achieve optimum isolation from COVID- 19.

County Orders

• Dallas County Orders
• Rockwall County Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (pdf)

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