Tarrant County update reported 352 new coronavirus cases and four more deaths on Friday.

The latest COVID-19 deaths include a Fort Worth woman in her 40s, a White Settlement man in his 50s, a Fort Worth woman in her 80s, and a Mansfield woman in her 90s. All had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Hospitalizations for patients confirmed to have coronavirus were at 9% of all occupied hospital beds in the county as of Thursday, the highest rate since Aug. 25. The county hit a pandemic high of 20% on July 23. As of Thursday, 347 hospital beds in the county were occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients.

The county has reported more than 300 cases each of the past four days and 11 times in the past 14 days. There have been 17 pandemic-related deaths in the past four days.

Tarrant County has reported 51,081 COVID-19 cases, including 670 deaths and an estimated 44,374 recoveries.

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 Oct. 2:

• Fort Worth, 314
• Arlington, 118
• White Settlement, 28
• Mansfield, 27
• Keller, 21
• Azle, 20
• Grapevine, 20
• Bedford, 14
  
  

• Benbrook, 13

• Grand Prairie, 13

• Rural Tarrant County, 10

• 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

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.