Four more coronavirus deaths in Fort Worth raise Tarrant County to 29 total; 929 cases
Tarrant County confirmed four more coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, all residents of Fort Worth.
All four patients had underlying health conditions, including a man in his 70s, two men in their 80s and a woman in her 80s. The county has confirmed a total of 29 COVID-19-related deaths so far, including 16 in Fort Worth.
The county added 53 new pandemic cases Tuesday for a total of 929 confirmed cases in Tarrant County, including 103 recoveries.
Almost 60% of the COVID-19-related deaths (17) in the county have been patients 65 or older, despite that age group making up about 20% of the total cases in the county. Nine deaths have been patients between 45 and 64, and three deaths were patients between 25 and 44.
Among the 25 deaths reported through Monday, nine were white, seven were black, seven were Hispanic and two were Asian.
“We are saddened by every death that occurs because of this virus,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release. “Our best hope to save lives in the future is to persevere; keep following the guidelines, and we will emerge stronger than before.”
This story was originally published April 14, 2020 at 12:27 PM.
