Tarrant County reports record high 171 new coronavirus cases, nears 100 total deaths
Tarrant County reported a single-day high 171 new coronavirus cases and five more deaths on Friday.
The previous high was 150 on Thursday, which was a revised number, according to the county’s official data. Before that, 145 new cases on April 23 was the single-day high. The 321 new cases in the past two days is a two-day high during the pandemic.
The deaths included residents of three different cities, including an Arlington woman in her 30s. The others were a Fort Worth man and woman in their 70s and 80s, an Arlington man in his 60s and a Grapevine man in his 90s. Four of the patients had underlying health conditions, according to health officials. They did not report which of the five did not.
Tarrant County has confirmed 3,127 total COVID-19 cases, including 95 deaths and 735 recoveries.
Of the total cases, 1,430 have been residents of Fort Worth, including 58 of the 95 deaths. Arlington has reported 641 cases and eight deaths. Grapevine has reported 67 cases and five deaths.
On Friday, 247 of the county’s hospital beds were occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients.
This story was originally published May 8, 2020 at 4:03 PM.
