Tarrant County records 2nd consecutive single-day high new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
Tarrant County reported three more coronavirus deaths Friday and 147 new cases — a single-day high for the second consecutive day.
The county has reported 48 COVID-19 deaths and 1,706 cases, including 129 reported on Thursday.
The three latest deaths included two men in their 60s and one man in his 80s. All three were residents of Fort Worth, which has confirmed 28 coronavirus-related deaths.
The county has reported 282 patient recoveries.
Of the total confirmed cases, 185, including four deaths, have been reported at 22 long-term care facilities throughout the county, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
Fifty-eight of those cases are at AdventHealth Care Center Burleson, where 34 residents and 24 staff members tested positive, WFAA reported.
Officials at AdventHealth said those residents are being housed in a separate isolation unit and monitored closely.
“As this virus continues to take a toll on families across our county, we must remain vigilant and look to the future,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja said in a news release. “The way to that future and a return to normalcy is to keep following the guidelines.”
Of the 48 COVID-19-related deaths, 28 were 65 or older, 16 were between 45 and 64, and four are between 25 and 44. The ethnic breakdown of the total deaths include 18 white, 17 black, 11 Hispanic, and two Asians/Pacific Islander.
This story was originally published April 24, 2020 at 3:50 PM.
