Coronavirus

Public health officials report seven new coronavirus deaths Saturday in Tarrant County

Public health authorities in Tarrant County on Saturday reported 461 new coronavirus cases and seven new deaths.

The people whose deaths were reported were a man and woman in their 50s, a man and woman in their 60s and a man in his 80s from Fort Worth; and a man in his 50s and a man in his 90s from Bedford, the Tarrant County Public Health department said. Each had underlying health conditions, the department said.

Tarrant County has had in total 28,871 cases and 388 confirmed deaths from COVID-19, and an estimated 15,182 people have recovered.

The county’s coronavirus data dashboard will not be updated on Sunday due to an upgrade to systems that process the data, according to the website. Data for Sunday will be posted along with Monday’s data update.

This story was originally published August 1, 2020 at 10:26 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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