Tarrant County reported 1,500 coronavirus cases and 16 deaths on Tuesday.

The latest COVID-related deaths include a Fort Worth man in his 40s, a Fort Worth man in his 50s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, a Hurst man in his 60s, a Pelican Bay man in his 60s, two Fort Worth women in their 60s, an Arlington man in his 70s, two Fort Worth men and a woman in their 70s, a White Settlement woman in her 70s, two Fort Worth women in their 80s, an Arlington man in his 80s, and a Fort Worth woman in her 90s.

Each had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County now has 1,378 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 98,313 people have recovered.

Hospitalized COVID patients in the county increased by 29 to a pandemic-high 1,139 as of Monday.

COVID-19 hospitalizations remained at an all-time high 29% of the 3,955 occupied beds in Tarrant County as of Monday.

Tarrant County has confirmed 134,091 COVID-19 cases, including 1,378 deaths and an estimated 98,313 recoveries.

There were 329 ventilators in use as of Monday. That’s 41% of the 806 total ventilators available in the county. The pandemic high rate was 46% on Dec. 14. The most concurrently in use was 336, first hit on Dec. 10.

As of Monday, 79% 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 1,080 available hospital beds in the county. A pandemic low of 906 available beds was reported Dec. 2. Adult ICU beds were at 96% capacity in Tarrant County as of Monday. The rate was last at a pandemic high 98% on Saturday.

The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County residents was 17% as of Saturday, the latest available seven-day average data. The most recent high rate was 27% on Nov. 1. The positivity rate high was 30% on March 10 at the beginning of the pandemic, when fewer people were being tested.

Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Dec. 22:

• Fort Worth, 610
• Arlington, 242
• Mansfield, 52

• Keller, 39

• Bedford, 38
  
  White Settlement, 38

• Grapevine, 37

• Euless, 30

• Azle, 29

• Benbrook, 27

• Hurst, 25

• North Richland Hills, 24

• Rural Tarrant County, 23

• Grand Prairie, 20

• Haltom City, 18

• Sansom Park, 17

• Crowley, 13

• Forest Hill, 13

• Richland Hills, 11

• Southlake, 11

• Lake Worth, 10

• Watauga, 10

• Saginaw, 9
  
  Kennedale, 6

• Unknown, 5

• Colleyville, 4

• Blue Mound, 3

• Westworth Village, 3

• Edgecliff Village, 2

• Everman, 2

• Pantego, 2

• Burleson, 1

• Flower Mound, 1

• Lakeside, 1

• Pelican Bay, 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.

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Tarrant County hospital capacity

Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.

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This story was originally published December 22, 2020 at 4:07 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.