Tarrant County reports 520 new coronavirus cases, 5 more deaths Thursday
Tarrant County officials reported an additional 520 coronavirus cases and five deaths on Thursday, continuing a recent surge in cases across the county.
There have been 16,700 cases and 259 deaths since the outbreak began, according to data from the county public health department. At least 7,490 people have recovered from the virus.
Four of the five people whose deaths were announced on Thursday were from Fort Worth, including a woman in her 60s, a man in his 70s, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s. A man in his 50s from Arlington also died of the virus.
All had underlying health conditions, officials said.
The 520 cases announced on Thursday follows 595 new cases on Wednesday and 757 new cases on Tuesday, which marked a single-day record.
Across the state, hospitalizations reached an all-time high of 9,610 Wednesday. Gov. Greg Abbott has taken steps back from fully reopening Texas, closing down bars again and — on Thursday — continuing a ban on elective medical procedures in more than 100 counties.
In Tarrant County, Fort Worth has had the most coronavirus deaths, with 143. Arlington has had 41 deaths, the second-highest total for a city.
There are 580 confirmed COVID-19-occupied beds in Tarrant County hospitals, according to the health department data. There are 1,710 available hospital beds and 395 available ventilators as of Thursday.
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 9, 2020 at 3:27 PM.
