Tarrant County reports 1 new coronavirus death, 13 additional cases Sunday
Tarrant County recorded another coronavirus death and 13 new confirmed cases Sunday, raising the total number of deaths to 39 and confirmed cases to 1,242.
A Fort Worth woman in her 50s with underlying medical conditions died from the virus while 189 people have recovered.
Fort Worth had the most confirmed cases Sunday with 495, followed by Arlington with 231.
Hospitals across the county have 670 ventilators open with 2,734 open beds. Hospitals have 115 beds occupied with confirmed COVID-19 cases, and 2,847 total beds occupied with 161 ventilators in use.
Of those who have confirmed cases of coronavirus, 64% have not been hospitalized.
The county said community spread, where the virus is transmitted from an unknown source within the community, is at a significant level.
Most cases in Tarrant County were people 45 and older. Men were more commonly infected than women as of Sunday, making up 54% of confirmed cases.
Spread of the virus can be slowed by staying home as much as possible and remaining 6 feet away from others, wearing a cloth mask when you have to go out in public, not touching your face, washing your hands frequently and cleaning anything brought into your home, such as groceries.
This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 3:03 PM.