Tarrant County adds 23 COVID deaths as ICUs near capacity; available beds hit new low
Tarrant County reported 23 coronavirus deaths and 1,278 cases on Tuesday.
It’s the most single-day deaths reported since 25 on Dec. 12.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Fort Worth man in his 30s, a Mansfield man in his 50s, a Crowley man in his 50s, a Euless woman in her 60s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, a Hurst woman in her 70s, a Fort Worth man in his 70s, two Benbrook men in their 70s, a Crowley man in his 70s, a Bedford woman in her 70s, a Grapevine man in his 80s, two Fort Worth men in their 80s, two Mansfield women in their 80s, two Bedford men in their 80s, a Fort Worth woman in her 80s, a Fort Worth woman in her 90s, a Hurst man in his 90s, a Bedford woman in her 90s, and a Keller man more than 100 years old.
Three of the 23 had no underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 145,279 COVID-19 cases, including 1,448 deaths and an estimated 106,644 recoveries. The total cases include 18,023 probable cases.
Hospitalized COVID patients in the county increased by 148 to a pandemic-high 1,323.
COVID-19 hospitalizations account for 29% of the 3,764 occupied beds in Tarrant County. Confirmed COVID patients also are using a pandemic-high 23.4% of all available beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region as of Monday.
A pandemic-high 83% of the county’s hospital beds were in use as of Monday, according to county data. There are currently a record-low 768 available hospital beds in the county. The previous low was 906 available beds on Dec. 2.
Adult ICU beds are at a pandemic-high 99% capacity in Tarrant County as of Monday. The previous high rate was 98% on Dec. 19.
There were 329 ventilators in use as of Monday. That’s 39% of the 845 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.
Adult ICU beds are at a pandemic high 99% capacity in Tarrant County as of Monday. The previous high rate was 98% on Dec. 19.
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County residents remained at 16% 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. 29:
- Fort Worth, 635
- Arlington, 253
- Mansfield, 58
Bedford, 45
Keller, 41
White Settlement, 40
Grapevine, 38
Euless, 31
Azle, 29
Benbrook, 29
Hurst, 28
North Richland Hills, 24
Rural Tarrant County, 24
Grand Prairie, 20
Haltom City, 19
Sansom Park, 17
Richland Hills, 16
Crowley, 15
Forest Hill, 13
Southlake, 11
Lake Worth, 10
Watauga, 10
Saginaw, 9
Kennedale, 6
Unknown, 5
Colleyville, 4
Westworth Village, 4
Blue Mound, 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.
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 29, 2020 at 2:43 PM.
