Tarrant County reports 595 new coronavirus cases, 6 more deaths
Tarrant County continued its recent spike in coronavirus cases on Wednesday with the addition of 595 more cases and six more deaths.
The county has now passed 16,000 coronavirus cases — there have been 16,180 to be exact — and reached 254 deaths, according to data from the county public health department. At least 7,018 people have recovered.
Officials reported a record 757 new cases on Tuesday, following a holiday weekend in which there were a reported 820 cases over the course of three days.
The six most recent people to have died from the coronavirus all had underlying conditions. The deceased included:
- Two men in their 60s and a woman in her 90s from Fort Worth.
- A man in his 60s from Grand Prairie.
- A man in his 80s from Arlington.
- A man in his 50s with an unknown address.
Data from the health department indicates more people have died from the coronavirus in Fort Worth than any other Tarrant County city — 139. In Arlington, 40 people have died, the second highest total.
There are 635 hospital beds occupied by known COVID-19 patients in Tarrant County and 1,687 available beds, according to health department data. There also 432 available ventilators.
Texas had more than 10,000 new reported coronavirus cases on Tuesday, representing a new record as cases are surging in several areas across the state.
Dallas County has reported more than 1,000 coronavirus cases a day for the past six days, including the 1,029 new cases announced on Wednesday.
Tarrant County hospital capacity
Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.
This story was originally published July 8, 2020 at 3:08 PM.
