Coronavirus

More than half of Tarrant coronavirus cases locally transmitted; 20 new cases reported

Tarrant County confirmed 20 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, for a total of 175 cases.

Additionally, the county has 98 provisional cases, and eight patients have recovered.

More than 50% of the cases (91 patients) contracted the virus through community spread, including 76 patients from an unknown source, according to the Tarrant County Public Health Department.

The cases are spread across 26 cities, plus unincorporated Tarrant County, including a county-high 61 in Fort Worth, 58 cases of which are active. There are 33 additional provisional cases in Fort Worth under investigation. Arlington has 27 confirmed cases and 19 provisional cases.

DFW area Coronavirus cases

Tap the map to see cases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Pan the map to see cases elsewhere in the US. The data for the map is maintained by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and automated by the Esri Living Atlas team. Data sources are WHO, US CDC, China NHC, ECDC, and DXY. The data also includes local reports.

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Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published March 31, 2020 at 1:06 PM.

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