Tarrant County reported 360 new coronavirus cases and five deaths on Wednesday.

The latest deaths include Arlington men in their 50s and 60s, a Fort Worth man in his 70s, an Arlington woman in her 70s, and a Kennedale woman in her 90s. All five had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County has reported 50,417 COVID-19 cases, including 662 deaths and an estimated 43,895 recoveries.

As of Tuesday, coronavirus hospitalizations are back up to 8% of all occupied beds in the county for the first time since Aug. 26. Tarrant County reported a pandemic high with 20% of hospitalizations being confirmed COVID-19 patients on July 23.

Confirmed COVID-19 patients occupied 322 hospital beds in the county as of Tuesday.

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. 29:

• Fort Worth, 310
• Arlington, 117
• 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

• Kennedale, 3

• Saginaw, 3

• Watauga, 3

• Crowley, 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 30, 2020 at 2:54 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.