Tarrant County up to 418 coronavirus cases as 14 new cases, 2 more deaths reported
Two more people in Tarrant County have died of the coronavirus and 14 more people have been confirmed infected, according to data released Sunday, bringing the total number of deaths to 11 and the total infections to 418.
Fort Worth and Arlington each had one death from the virus.
The county has reported 23 recoveries since the outbreak began.
The two new deaths were both elderly people, according to a news release from the county. One woman in Arlington, a resident of the Heartis Arlington retirement facility, died at a hospital. A man from Fort Worth, who had an underlying health condition, died in a hospital.
The Arlington retirement facility is testing almost all residents and staff and taking measures to prevent possible spread, such as isolating residents, according to the release.
Health officials believe both victims contracted the virus through community spread, where people are infected by others in their community and not during travel elsewhere.
The county has indicated community spread is significant, with 45% of cases identified as community spread with an unknown source. Another 11 percent are from community spread from a known source while 43% of cases have been linked to travel.
Tarrant County has seen 40% of its confirmed cases among people aged 45 to 64. Another 21% of cases were among people 65 and older. Of all cases in the county, 64% have not been hospitalized.
Most of the confirmed cases, 55%, have been among men.
This story was originally published April 5, 2020 at 1:46 PM.