Tarrant County reported nine coronavirus deaths and 247 cases on Thursday.

The latest pandemic-related deaths include six from Arlington, including two men in their 50s, one in his 70s, one in his 80s, and two women in their 60s and 90s. The others include a Euless woman in her 80s, a Grand Prairie man in his 80s, and a Mansfield woman in her 90s.

All had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County has reported a total of 40,777 COVID-19 cases, including 532 deaths and an estimated 34,316 recoveries.

Confirmed COVID hospitalizations dropped to 5% of all available beds in the county, the lowest rate since June 21.

Pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Aug. 27:

• Fort Worth, 260
• Arlington, 89

• White Settlement, 24

• Mansfield, 22
• Keller, 18

• Grapevine, 17

• Benbrook, 12

• Grand Prairie, 13

• Bedford, 10
  
  

• Azle, 7

• Haltom City, 7

• Rural Tarrant County, 7

• Hurst, 6
  
  

• Forest Hill, 5

• Lake Worth, 5

• North Richland Hills, 5

• Euless, 3

• Southlake, 3

• Watauga, 3

• Kennedale, 2

• Richland Hills, 2

• Saginaw, 2

• Sansom Park, 2

• Unknown, 2

• Blue Mound, 1

• Crowley, 1
• Edgecliff Village, 1
• Lakeside, 1
• Pantego, 1
• River Oaks, 1

This story was originally published August 27, 2020 at 2:55 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.