Coronavirus

Tarrant County hits 100 coronavirus cases, sees increase in unknown community spread

Tarrant County reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 100.

The new cases in Tarrant County included two in Fort Worth, one in Arlington, one in Grand Prairie, one in Grapevine, one in Haltom City, one in North Richland Hills, one in Watauga, one in Westlake and one in unincorporated Tarrant County.

The majority of cases — about 52 percent — were transmitted during travel, while around 9 percent came from a known community source.

The percentage of cases that came from an unknown community source increased from Wednesday to Thursday. On Wednesday, 23% of cases reportedly came from an unknown source in the community, while 30% of cases were from an unknown source as of Thursday, according to the county health department.

The county hasn’t been releasing the ages of coronavirus patients.

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Kaley Johnson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kaley Johnson was the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s seeking justice reporter and a member of our breaking news team from 2018 to 2023. Reach our news team at tips@star-telegram.com
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