Tarrant County reports rise in new COVID cases, Arlington death; hospitalizations down
Tarrant County reported 576 new coronavirus cases and one death on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s new cases are the most since 587 were reported on July 20, according to the county’s report date data, which represents the day a case was confirmed.
The latest death is an Arlington man in his 70s with underlying health conditions. It’s the 57th COVID-19 death in Arlington. Fort Worth residents account for 187 pandemic deaths.
Tarrant County has confirmed a total of 26,315 COVID-19 cases, including 349 deaths and at least 13,560 recoveries.
After hitting a pandemic-high 731 hospitalizations for confirmed COVID cases, including 157 in ICU, on Thursday, hospitalizations have declined and were at 620 on Monday, according to county data.
Tarrant County hospital capacity
Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.
Estimated active cases over time
Coronavirus daily active case estimates by local counties in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex, beginning April 8, 2020. Data provided by Texas Health and Human Services.
This story was originally published July 28, 2020 at 2:48 PM.
