Tarrant County adds 102 COVID-19 deaths in 5 days, including 23 on Wednesday
Tarrant County reported 23 coronavirus deaths and 2,074 cases on Wednesday.
The county has reported 102 COVID-19 deaths in the past five days while averaging 2,332 new cases.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Pantego man in his 50s, a Fort Worth man in his 50s, a Bedford woman in her 50s, an Arlington man and woman in their 50s, an Azle man in his 50s, an Arlington woman in her 60s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, a Euless woman in her 60s, two Arlington men in their 70s, a North Richland Hills man in his 70s, a Fort Worth man and woman in their 70s, a Mansfield woman in her 70s, a Fort Worth man in his 80s, a Sansom Park woman in her 80s, a Hurst man in his 80s, a Euless man in his 80s, a Saginaw woman older than 90, and a Fort Worth man and two women older than 90.
One of the 23 had undetermined underlying health conditions and the others had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 199,521 COVID-19 cases, including 1,927 deaths and an estimated 143,731 recoveries.
Tarrant County Public Health and the Arlington Fire Department hub locations report that 47,754 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered as of Tuesday.
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by 45 to 1,429. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations account for 28% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 35% of the 4,076 occupied beds as of Tuesday. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients make up 24.21% of all available beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region. This is the rate Gov. Greg Abbott is using to determine whether Texas regions can allow businesses to open to larger capacities or permit bars to reopen. The rate would have to drop below 15% for seven consecutive days for business capacity to be increased.
About 80% of Tarrant County’s hospital beds were occupied as of Monday, according to county data. There are currently 994 available hospital beds, up 218 from the previous day. The pandemic low of 661 was reported Jan. 4.
Adult ICU bed occupancy decreased to 96% as of Tuesday. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use decreased by eight 351 as of Tuesday. Patients are using 46% of the 761 ventilators in the county.
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County residents remained at 24% as of Sunday, in the latest available seven-day average data. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 30% on Jan. 7.
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Jan. 20:
- Fort Worth, 841
- Arlington, 364
- Mansfield, 78
- Bedford, 61
- North Richland Hills, 56
- White Settlement, 48
- Keller, 47
Grapevine, 43
Hurst, 38
Euless, 37
- Azle, 34
- Benbrook, 33
Haltom City, 26
Rural Tarrant County, 26
Grand Prairie, 23
Sansom Park, 22
Richland Hills, 19
Crowley, 18
Saginaw, 17
Forest Hill, 15
Watauga, 14
Lake Worth, 13
Southlake, 12
Kennedale, 6
Unknown, 6
Colleyville, 5
Pantego, 5
Westworth Village, 4
Blue Mound, 3
Lakeside, 3
Burleson, 2
Edgecliff Village, 2
Everman, 2
River Oaks, 2
Flower Mound, 1
Pelican Bay, 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 January 20, 2021 at 4:01 PM.
