Tarrant County’s epidemic curve shows 7-day average of new cases lowest since April 5
Tarrant County reported 112 new coronavirus cases on Monday but no deaths for the first time in 20 days.
The county has confirmed a total of 4,559 COVID-19 cases, including 123 deaths and 1,478 recoveries.
The Tarrant County 7-day moving average of new COVID-19 cases is down to 51 cases, the lowest seven-day average since it was at 50 on April 5, according to the county’s epidemic curve by specimen collection date.
Public reporting of coronavirus data from Tarrant County is often slightly delayed, which can result in their press releases with updated daily new cases and deaths being sent a day or two after the deaths or test results actually occurred. For example, the most recent COVID-19 death occurred on Friday, according to the county’s website, but the county has reported at least one death in its press releases every day since April 28.
As of Monday, 210 of the county’s hospital beds were confirmed to be occupied by COVID-19 patients.
This story was originally published May 18, 2020 at 6:20 PM.
