COVID deaths continue climbing in Tarrant, cases surpass 200,000; hospitalizations down
Tarrant County reported 26 coronavirus deaths and 1,789 cases on Thursday.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Bedford man in his 40s, a Fort Worth man in his 50s, an Arlington man in his 60s, a Colleyville man in his 60s, five Fort Worth men and a woman in their 60s, an Arlington man and woman in their 70s, a Bedford man in his 70s, two Fort Worth women in their 70s, a man from rural Tarrant County in his 80s, a Richland Hills woman in her 80s, an Arlington man and woman in their 80s, a Mansfield woman in her 80s, a Bedford woman in her 80s, a Hurst man older than 90, an Arlington man and woman older than 90, a Keller man older than 90, and a Bedford woman older than 90. Two of the 26 had undetermined underlying health conditions and 24 had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
The county has reported 128 COVID deaths in the past six days.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 201,310 COVID-19 cases, including 1,953 deaths and an estimated 146,049 recoveries.
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by 53 to 1,376. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations account for 27% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 33% of the 4,152 occupied beds as of Wednesday. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients make up 23.32% 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 81% of Tarrant County’s hospital beds were occupied as of Wednesday, according to county data. There are currently 950 available hospital beds, down 44 from the previous day. The pandemic low of 661 was reported Jan. 4.
Adult ICU bed occupancy remained at 96% as of Wednesday. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use increased by six to 357 as of Wednesday. Patients are using 46% of the 775 ventilators in the county.
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County residents remained at 24% as of Monday, 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. 21:
- Fort Worth, 848
- Arlington, 372
- Mansfield, 79
- Bedford, 65
- North Richland Hills, 56
- Keller, 48
- White Settlement, 48
- Grapevine, 43
Hurst, 39
Euless, 37
- Azle, 34
- Benbrook, 33
Rural Tarrant County, 27
Haltom City, 26
Grand Prairie, 23
Sansom Park, 22
Richland Hills, 21
Crowley, 18
Saginaw, 17
Forest Hill, 15
Watauga, 14
Lake Worth, 13
Southlake, 12
Colleyville, 6
Kennedale, 6
Unknown, 6
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 21, 2021 at 4:51 PM.
