Tarrant County reports 4 coronavirus deaths, including first in Mansfield; 103 new cases
Tarrant County reported four more coronavirus deaths on Thursday, all men, including two in their 40s.
All four had underlying health conditions, including two residents of Fort Worth, one resident of Mansfield and one resident of rural Tarrant County. Two of the patients were in their 60s.
The county has confirmed 34 COVID-19-related deaths, including 19 in Fort Worth.
The county reported 103 new cases on Thursday, for a total of 1,093 so far, and 168 patient recoveries.
The death in Mansfield was that city’s first, according to the county’s data.
“These deaths continue to remind us that we are faced with a deadly disease,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release. “As we suffer these losses we also are mindful of how important it is for us to continue our efforts to control the spread of this deadly virus.”
Among the total confirmed cases, 41% are white, 21% are black, 21% are Hispanic, 7% are Asian or Pacific Islander and 1% are listed as “other.” Nine percent of the cases did not report ethnicity.
Among the 34 pandemic-related deaths, 19 were 65 or older, 12 were 45 to 64, and three were 25 to 44.
This story was originally published April 16, 2020 at 12:45 PM.
