Fort Worth records 100th coronavirus death; Tarrant County adds 5 deaths, 84 cases
Tarrant County health officials on Saturday reported the coronavirus deaths of five more residents.
The deaths include an Arlington man in his 40s, a Bedford man in his 60s, two Fort Worth women in their 60s and a Fort Worth man in his 80s. Health officials report that one of the five did not have any underlying health conditions.
The county also reported 84 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 5,463, including 165 deaths and 2,292 recoveries since the pandemic started.
Of the total COVID-related deaths in the county, 100 have been in Fort Worth, 17 in Arlington, and three in Bedford.
Almost 53% of the total COVID-19 cases in the county have been in Fort Worth.
This story was originally published May 30, 2020 at 2:48 PM.
Stefan Stevenson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram