Coronavirus

Tarrant County reports four more coronavirus deaths, bringing total to 25

Tarrant County confirmed four more coronavirus deaths Saturday, bringing the total number of residents who have died due to the virus to 25.

Three Fort Worth residents died, including a woman in her late 40s, a man in his 60s and a man in his 70s, officials said. A Sansom Park man in his 80s also died.

All of them reportedly had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release that residents need to continue to practice social distancing and stay home as much as possible.

“This is a stressful time, but we will get through it and bend the COVID-19 curve if we follow the guidelines,” he said.

There have been 90 recoveries, officials said Saturday.

As of Saturday, there were 787 confirmed cases across Tarrant County, an increase of 82 cases from Friday’s report, according to the county Department of Health website.

A Lakeside man was the 21st person to die, officials said on Friday.

Tarrant County COVID-19 characteristics

Map shows COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County by ZIP code. Tap on the map for more information, including deaths. Charts show a breakdown in Tarrant County's cases and deaths by race/ethnicity, age groups and gender. The data is provided by Tarrant County Public Health.


This story was originally published April 11, 2020 at 12:28 PM.

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Jack Howland was a breaking news and enterprise reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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