Coronavirus

Tarrant County reports 13 COVID deaths, including 5 with no underlying health issues

Tarrant County reported 13 more coronavirus deaths and 237 cases Saturday.

It’s the most pandemic-related deaths reported by the county since 10 on Aug. 23.

The latest COVID-19 deaths include:

  • A Fort Worth man in his 50s
  • An Arlington woman in her 60s
  • A Keller man in his 60s
  • An Arlington woman in her 70s
  • Three Fort Worth men in their 70s
  • Two Arlington women in their 80s
  • A Bedford man in his 80s
  • A Fort Worth man in his 80s
  • A White Settlement man in his 80s
  • A Richland Hills man in his 90s

Five of the dead had no underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County has confirmed 41,272 COVID-19 cases, including 550 deaths and at least 34,975 recoveries.

The county averaged 245 cases a day this week (Aug. 23-29), down 217 cases per day from an average of 462 the previous week.

Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Aug. 29:

  • Fort Worth, 266
  • Arlington, 97
  • White Settlement, 25
  • Mansfield, 22
  • Keller, 19
  • Grapevine, 17

  • Grand Prairie, 13

  • Benbrook, 12

  • Bedford, 11

  • Azle, 7

  • Haltom City, 7

  • Rural Tarrant County, 7

  • Hurst, 6

  • Forest Hill, 5

  • Lake Worth, 5

  • North Richland Hills, 5

  • Euless, 3

  • Richland Hills, 3

  • Southlake, 3

  • Watauga, 3

  • Kennedale, 2

  • Saginaw, 2

  • Sansom Park, 2

  • Unknown, 2

  • Blue Mound, 1

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

Texas positivity rate

Here is the seven-day daily average of percent positive new COVID-19 test in Texas, along with the seven-day daily average of new COVID-19 tests. The chart starts on May 16th. Data provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Esri, and is updated daily.


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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.
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