Tarrant County reported 848 coronavirus cases and one death on Friday.

The latest COVID-19 death was a Fort Worth man in his 60s who had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Friday’s 848 new cases are the most reported since Aug. 16 when the county reported consecutive days of more than 1,400 cases.

Case counts have risen each day this week, including 388 Monday, 500 Tuesday, 633 Wednesday, and 732 on Thursday. The county has reported 500 or more cases 13 times in October. The county has reported 10 deaths since Monday and hospitalizations for confirmed COVID patients jumped to 14% of all occupied beds as of Monday, but have since dipped to 12% the rest of the week.

Tarrant County has confirmed 62,375 cases, including 713 deaths and 50,328 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. 23:

• Fort Worth, 334
• Arlington, 130
• Mansfield, 28
• White Settlement, 28
• Keller, 21
  
  
• Azle, 20
• Grapevine, 20
• Bedford, 14
  
  

• Benbrook, 13

• Grand Prairie, 13

• Haltom City, 10

• Rural Tarrant County, 10

• Hurst, 8

• Southlake, 8

• North Richland Hills, 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
• Westworth Village, 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.