Tarrant County reports 9 new coronavirus deaths; hospitalizations creeping up again
Tarrant County reported nine coronavirus deaths and 431 new cases on Thursday.
The latest COVID-19 deaths include a Fort Worth woman in her 20s and Euless and Fort Worth men in their 40s. The deaths include six Fort Worth residents and one each in Euless, Arlington and Grand Prairie.
The ages also include a man in his 60s, two men and a woman in their 70s, and a man and a woman in their 80s.
Eight of the nine patients had underlying health conditions. County health officials did not report which one did not.
The county’s single-day record high for reported COVID-19 deaths was 11 on May 27, which combined multiple days of data following Memorial Day.
Tarrant County has confirmed a total of 23,967 COVID-19 cases, including 319 deaths and at least 11,680 recoveries.
As of Tuesday, the county’s COVID-19 hospitalizations increased to 702, including 169 in ICU, according to county data. That’s the second-most hospitalizations reported in the county after 708 reported on July 16, which included 157 patients in ICU.
Pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through July 23:
- Fort Worth, 177
- Arlington, 50
- Keller, 17
- Mansfield, 12
- White Settlement, 9
- Benbrook, 8
- Grand Prairie, 7
- Grapevine, 5
- Bedford, 4
- Hurst, 4
- Rural Tarrant County, 4
- Haltom City, 3
- Azle, 2
- Euless 2,
- Forest Hill, 2
- Saginaw, 2
- Watauga, 2
- Crowley, 1
- Kennedale, 1
- Lake Worth, 1
- Lakeside, 1
- North Richland Hills, 1
- Pantego, 1
- River Oaks, 1
- Sansom Park, 1
- Southlake, 1
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 23, 2020 at 2:41 PM.
