Tarrant County reported 779 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths on Saturday.

The county has confirmed 33,369 COVID-19 cases, including 421 deaths and at least 21,172 recoveries.

The latest deaths include five Fort Worth residents, one in Hurst, and the first reported COVID death in Blue Mound. Other details including age and sex have yet to be released by county officials.

Among the latest deaths are a Blue Mound man in his 40s, three men in their 70s, including two in Fort Worth and one in Hurst, and two Fort Worth women in their 60s. All had underlying conditions, according to health officials.

Hospitalizations in the county for COVID-19 remained at 9%. That’s the percentage of all available hospital beds in Tarrant County used for coronavirus patients, as of Friday. It’s the lowest rate since officials reported 8% on June 30.

Through eight days in August, Tarrant County has reported 4,498 new cases. In the last eight days of July, the county reported 4,309 new cases.

Pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Aug. 8:

• Fort Worth, 216
• Arlington, 64
• Keller, 18

• Mansfield, 17

• Grapevine, 15

• White Settlement 15

• Grand Prairie, 12

• Benbrook, 8
• Bedford, 6

• Hurst, 6

• Rural Tarrant County, 6

• Azle, 5

• Haltom City, 5

• Lake Worth, 5

• Forest Hill, 4

• Euless 2,

• North Richland Hills, 2

• Saginaw, 2

• Sansom Park, 2

• Southlake, 2

• Watauga, 2
• Blue Mound, 1
• Crowley, 1
• Kennedale, 1
• Lakeside, 1
• Pantego, 1
• Richland Hills, 1
• River Oaks, 1

Tarrant County hospital capacity

Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.

Steve Wilson swilson@star-telegram.com

This story was originally published August 8, 2020 at 3:56 PM.

Stefan Stevenson

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.