The dead included a woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s who had been living in a long-term care facility in Dallas before they were taken to a hospital to be treated for the coronavirus, the public health agency said.
The other patients whose deaths were reported Saturday were a man in his 70s who lived in Carrollton and a man in his 60s who lived Garland. Both died at hospitals.
DFW area Coronavirus cases
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Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.