Tarrant County reported 500 new coronavirus cases and four deaths on Friday.

The latest deaths include a Fort Worth woman in her 60s, Fort Worth men in their 70s and 90s, and an Arlington man in his 80s. Each had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County has reported a total of 35,629 COVID-19 cases, including 446 deaths and an estimated 25,604 recoveries.

COVID hospitalizations have dropped to the lowest since late June. Patients with lab-confirmed coronavirus are using 8% of all hospital beds in the county, as of Thursday. That’s the lowest rate since June 30. Coronavirus patients take up 11% of all occupied hospital beds, the lowest rate since June 27.

The county has reported 24 COVID deaths since Monday.

Pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Aug. 14:

• Fort Worth, 230
• Arlington, 67
• Keller, 18

• Mansfield, 18

• White Settlement 17

• Grapevine, 16

• Grand Prairie, 12

• Benbrook, 8

• Azle, 7

• Bedford, 6

• Hurst, 6

• Rural Tarrant County, 6

• Haltom City, 5

• Lake Worth, 5

• Forest Hill, 4

• Euless 2

• Kennedale, 2

• North Richland Hills, 2

• Saginaw, 2

• Sansom Park, 2

• Southlake, 2

• Watauga, 2
• Blue Mound, 1
• Crowley, 1
• Edgecliff Village, 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 14, 2020 at 1:09 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.