Tarrant County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations rise again; 16 new deaths added Thursday
Tarrant County reported 16 deaths and 1,825 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 126,245 COVID-19 cases, including 1,055 deaths and an estimated 91,836 recoveries.
The latest deaths include a Sansom Park man in his 40s, a Hurst man in his 40s, a Fort Worth man in his 40s, a Crowley woman in her 50s, a Kennedale man in his 60s, a Benbrook woman in her 70s, a Crowley man in his 70s, a man from rural Tarrant County in his 70s, a Lake Worth man in his 70s, a Fort Worth man and woman in their 70s, a Euless woman in her 80s, a Fort Worth man and woman in their 80s, a Crowley man in his 90s, and a Bedford woman in her 90s.
With the three latest deaths, Crowley has now reported eight total COVID-related deaths.
Three of the 16 did not have underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Hospitalized COVID patients in the county increased to a pandemic-high 1,013 from 996 as of Wednesday.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are at 24% of the 4,174 occupied beds in Tarrant County as of Wednesday.
Ventilator use decreased by 14 to 317. That’s 43% of the total ventilators available in the county. The pandemic high was 336, first hit on Dec. 10.
As of Wednesday, 80% of the county’s hospital beds were in use, according to county data. The pandemic high of 82% was set on Dec. 2. There are currently 1,038 available beds in the county. A pandemic low of 906 available beds was reported Dec. 2.
Confirmed COVID-19 patients dropped to 19% of all available beds in the county. The rate first hit a pandemic high 20% on Sunday.
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Dec. 17:
- Fort Worth, 491
- Arlington, 191
- Mansfield, 41
- White Settlement, 33
- Grapevine, 26
Bedford, 25
- Keller, 24
Azle, 22
Benbrook, 19
Grand Prairie, 18
- Rural Tarrant County, 18
Haltom City, 16
Hurst, 16
Euless, 15
North Richland Hills, 14
Sansom Park, 13
Forest Hill, 11
Southlake, 9
Crowley, 8
Lake Worth, 8
Watauga, 7
Kennedale, 6
Richland Hills, 6
Saginaw, 4
Unknown, 3
Edgecliff Village, 2
Westworth Village, 2
Blue Mound, 1
Burleson, 1
- Everman, 1
- Lakeside, 1
- Pantego, 1
- River Oaks, 1
Texas COVID-19 cases over time
Texas daily coronavirus case counts over time, and the ten counties with the most cases. Tap the arrow button to replay the animation.
Tarrant County hospital capacity
Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.
This story was originally published December 17, 2020 at 4:14 PM.
