Tarrant County records 11 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 139
Tarrant County officials confirmed 11 new coronavirus cases Sunday, bringing the total number to 139.
Arlington reported four, while Fort Worth had three and Forest Hill, Keller, Hurst and Azle each had one. The case in Azle is the first confirmed by the city.
Overall, three people have recovered and one person has died of coronavirus in the county.
Tarrant County had the sixth highest number of cases in the state; 118 counties reported cases totaling 2,552, according to the latest information from the Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday afternoon.
About 48 percent of transmissions were the result of travel and about 38 percent were the result of an unknown community source, the county health department said Saturday. Roughly 9 percent of cases came from a known community source.
Tarrant County has a stay-at-home order in place. Several cities in the county have issued similar orders, including Fort Worth and Arlington.
Officials hope the orders will help to slow and stop the spread of the virus.
This story was originally published March 29, 2020 at 1:22 PM.