Coronavirus

Tarrant County reports 84 more coronavirus cases, 1 death

As more Tarrant County businesses like gyms prepare to open their doors on Monday as part of Texas’ gradual reopening, health officials on Saturday reported 84 new coronavirus cases and one more death.

The deceased was a woman in her 80s from Fort Worth with underlying health conditions, county officials said.

They also said there have been 318 recoveries at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth, a prison where an outbreak has infected more than 600 inmates. Prison officials said on Friday a 74-year-old man was the eighth inmate to die of the coronavirus.

The numbers from the county differ from those reported by Federal Medical Center Fort Worth, which as of Saturday listed 304 active cases and 331 recoveries, according to the Bureau of Prisons website.

Since the coronavirus outbreak began in Tarrant County, there have been 4,350 coronavirus cases and 121 deaths, according to the county public health department. A total of 1,470 residents have recovered from the coronavirus, the county reported on Saturday, including the 318 recoveries at the federal prison.

The 84 cases reported on Saturday represent an increase from the 55 cases reported on Friday and 57 on Thursday. But earlier in the week there were higher daily totals, with 146 cases on Wednesday and 248 on Tuesday, which included 153 cases at the federal prison.

Across Tarrant County, men have have made up 58 percent of coronavirus cases and 61 percent of deaths, according to data from the county public health department.

Although people 65 or older only make up 17 percent of coronavirus cases, the data shows, they have made up 65 percent of deaths.

As of Saturday, there were 237 confirmed COVID-19-occupied beds in Fort Worth hospitals, according to data from the county public health department. There are 1,947 available beds and 447 available ventilators.

Tarrant County COVID-19 characteristics

Map shows COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County by ZIP code. Tap on the map for more information, including deaths. Charts show a breakdown in Tarrant County's cases and deaths by race/ethnicity, age groups and gender. The data is provided by Tarrant County Public Health.


This story was originally published May 16, 2020 at 2:34 PM.

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