Tarrant County confirms seventh coronavirus death, 58 new patients
A seventh Tarrant County resident has died from coronavirus-related issues, health officials confirmed.
No details were released besides the deceased being an adult Fort Worth resident.
“We express our deepest sympathy to the family, and this is a somber reminder for everyone that we are seeing a ramp up in disease activity in our community,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release.
The county also announced 58 new COVID-19 cases Friday for a total of 383, including 23 recovered patients.
There have been three coronavirus-related deaths in Fort Worth, two in Forest Hill and one each in Arlington and Hurst.
There are 127 active patients in Fort Worth and 61 in Arlington. Transmission type includes 56% from community spread, 43% travel-related and 2% of cases are pending investigation. At least 44% of the cases of community spread are from an unknown source.
Ages 45 to 64 make up 39% of the cases, 25 to 44 make up 36%, and 20% are 65 or older. Ages 15 to 24 make up 5% of cases.
This story was originally published April 3, 2020 at 1:37 PM.
