Tarrant County coronavirus deaths double to 6, including a second in Fort Worth
Three more Tarrant County residents have died from the coronavirus, county health officials confirmed Thursday.
Two Forest Hill residents and a Fort Worth resident who died were elderly with underlying health conditions, county health officials said Thursday. Their names and ages have not been released.
There have been a total of six COVID-19-related deaths in Tarrant County, including two announced Wednesday in Fort Worth and Hurst.
A 77-year-old man who lived in an Arlington retirement home was Tarrant County’s first reported death on March 17.
Officials will investigate who the patients may have come in contact with before testing positive. The county will work closely with hospital administration to assess patients and staff, if necessary, officials said.
There are almost 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S.
“We want residents of Tarrant County to continue to be mindful of basic preventive measures to protect themselves from COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release.
This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 10:38 AM.
