Tarrant County reported 240 coronavirus cases and no deaths on Monday.

It’s the second consecutive day no deaths were reported after the county reported eight on Saturday. The county has reported fewer than 300 cases each of the past three days after seven consecutive days of more than 300 cases.

Tarrant County has reported 49,569 COVID-19 cases, including 653 deaths and an estimated 43,473 recoveries.

Details on Saturday’s eight deaths were released by the county on Monday.

The deaths included a Fort Worth man in his 30s, a Saginaw man in his 50s, Euless and Fort Worth men in their 60s, Richland Hills and Fort Worth women in their 70s, and Arlington man in his 80s, and a North Richland hills man in his 90s. All had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever and shortness of breath and may lead to bronchitis and severe pneumonia. For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299.

Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Sept. 28:

• Fort Worth, 305
• Arlington, 114
• White Settlement, 27
• Mansfield, 26
• Keller, 21
• Azle, 20
• Grapevine, 20
• Bedford, 14
  
  

• Benbrook, 13

• Grand Prairie, 13

• Rural Tarrant County, 9

• Haltom City, 8

• Hurst, 8
  
  

• North Richland Hills, 7

• Southlake, 7
  
  

• Forest Hill, 6

• Lake Worth, 6

• Euless, 5

• Richland Hills, 5

• Saginaw, 3

• Watauga, 3

• Crowley, 2

• Kennedale, 2

• Sansom Park, 2

• Unknown, 2

• Blue Mound, 1

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

This story was originally published September 28, 2020 at 2:38 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.