Tarrant County adds 14 more coronavirus cases, including 8 in Fort Worth

Fourteen additional individuals infected with coronavirus have been identified in Tarrant County, as officials deal with a steady rise in confirmed cases and hope stay-at-home orders will have an effect.

The total number of cases in Tarrant County sits at 114, according to the county department of health website, which was updated on Friday morning. Eight new cases were reported in Fort Worth, two were reported in Arlington, and one each in Euless, Grand Prairie and Grapevine.

Bedford got its first coronavirus case confirmed, according to the data.

Tarrant County added 10 new coronavirus cases on Thursday to bring the total in the county to 100.

The rise in cases is happening as residents of Tarrant and Dallas counties have been placed under orders to stay in their homes except for essential activities. Large gatherings have been banned and non-essential businesses are closed.

Neighboring Dallas County has reported more than 300 coronavirus cases, and there have been seven deaths.

In Tarrant County, a 77-year-old resident of a retirement center has been the only person to die of the coronavirus.

Slightly more than half of all transmissions in Tarrant County have been the result of travel, according to the county department of health. Thirty-two percent have been the result of an unknown community source and 8 percent have been the result of a known community source.

Seven percent of cases are pending investigation.