Tarrant County COVID trends steady with 227 new cases, 2 deaths reported Thursday
Tarrant County reported 227 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Thursday.
The deaths were a Fort Worth man in his 60s and a Fort Worth woman in her 80s. Both had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 42,297 COVID-19 cases, including 562 deaths and an estimated 36,807 recoveries.
About 5% of the coronavirus deaths in the county had no underlying health conditions and 1% of deaths had undetermined contributing factors, according to the Tarrant County Public Health website.
Among the total confirmed cases, the county does not have information on the race of 43% of the patients, which officials label “not reported.” In cases where race was reported, Hispanics makes up 27%, whites 16%, Blacks 10%, Asian/Pacific Islanders 2%, and 1% are labeled as “other.”
Of the total pandemic-related deaths in the county, 46% (257 deaths) were white, 30% (167) were Hispanic, 20% (110) were Black, 2% (13) were Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% (9) were unreported, 1% (4) were labeled as “other,” and less than 1 percent (2) were American Indian/Alaskan Native.
The age range of the deaths include 71% who were 65 or older, 24% age 45 to 64, 5% age 25 to 44, and one person between 15 and 24.
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Sept. 3:
- Fort Worth, 271
- Arlington, 101
- White Settlement, 25
- Mansfield, 22
- Keller, 19
Grapevine, 17
Grand Prairie, 13
Benbrook, 12
Bedford, 11
Azle, 7
Haltom City, 7
- Hurst, 7
Rural Tarrant County, 7
- Lake Worth, 6
Forest Hill, 5
North Richland Hills, 5
Euless, 4
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
