Tarrant County passes 23,000 COVID-19 cases with single-day record, plus 6 new deaths
Tarrant County reported a record 871 new coronavirus cases and six more deaths, the most since six deaths were confirmed on July 8.
The previous single-day high for COVID-19 cases was 857 on July 15.
The latest deaths include four Fort Worth residents and a Grand Prairie woman in her 70s and a White Settlement woman in her 70s. The Fort Worth deaths include men in their 50s, 60s and 80s and a woman in her 70s. All six patients had underlying health conditions.
Tarrant County has confirmed a total of 23,536 COVID-19 cases, including 310 deaths and at least 11,554 recoveries.
Of the 310 coronavirus deaths in the county, there have been 172 in Fort Worth, 49 in Arlington, 17 in Keller, 12 in Mansfield, eight in Benbrook, eight in White Settlement, six in Grand Prairie, five in Grapevine, four each in Bedford, Hurst and rural Tarrant County, three in Haltom City, two each in Azle, Forest Hill, Saginaw and Watauga, and one each in Crowley, Euless, Kennedale, Lake Worth, Lakeside, North Richland Hills, Pantego, River Oaks, Sansom Park, and Southlake.
Note: Other COVID-19 deaths may have been reported in some cities that also fall within another county in addition to Tarrant County.
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 22, 2020 at 3:23 PM.
