Coronavirus

Tarrant County adds 37 new coronavirus cases for total of 325, including 23 recovered

Tarrant County added 37 coronavirus cases Thursday for a total of 325, including 115 in Fort Worth.

The 325 total COVID-19 cases include six deaths and 23 patients who have recovered. The county announced three deaths Thursday morning, including one in Fort Worth and two in Forest Hill.

The total of six COVID-19-related deaths in the county includes two in Fort Worth, two in Forest Hill, one in Hurst and one in Arlington.

The majority of Tarrant County positive tests are in patients aged between 25 and 64, including 38% between 25 and 44, and 37% between 45 and 64. About 5 percent of the patients are between 15 and 24, and 20% of the patients are 65 or older.

On Wednesday, the county started reporting more detailed information including a breakdown of cases by age, gender and hospitalization status on its website.

About 36% of patients are now or at one time have been hospitalized.

The majority of Tarrant patients contracted COVID-19 through community spread, including 43% from an unknown source.

This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 2:26 PM.

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Stefan Stevenson
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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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