Tarrant County reports fewest COVID-19 hospitalizations since November; 11 more deaths
Tarrant County reported 11 coronavirus deaths and 470 new cases on Wednesday.
It’s the fifth consecutive day the county has reported fewer than 500 new cases.
The latest deaths include a Fort Worth man in his 50s, two Arlington women in their 50s, an Arlington woman in her 60s, a Fort Worth woman in her 60s, a Keller man in his 60s, an Arlington man in his 70s, a Haltom City man in his 70s, a Watauga woman in her 80s, a Hurst woman older than 90, and a Fort Worth woman older than 90.
All 11 had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported a total of 239,658 COVID-19 cases, including 2,805 deaths and an estimated 217,603 recoveries.
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by 59 to 570. That’s the fewest since 566 on Nov. 8. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations account for 11% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 14% of the 4,123 occupied beds. The 11% of total beds is the lowest rate since it was 10% on Nov. 7. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients increased slightly to 11.31% of all available beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region.
About 80% of Tarrant County’s hospital beds are occupied, according to county data. There are currently 1,040 available hospital beds. The pandemic low of 661 was reported Jan. 4.
Adult ICU bed occupancy increased to 95% from 94% as of Tuesday. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use increased by 16 to 316. Patients are using 39% of the 818 ventilators in the county.
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County was at 16% 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 Feb. 24:
- Fort Worth, 1,156
- Arlington, 554
- Mansfield, 107
- North Richland Hills, 98
- Bedford, 86
- White Settlement, 72
- Hurst, 64
- Keller, 59
- Euless, 55
- Grapevine, 53
Haltom City, 52
Benbrook, 49
Rural Tarrant County, 46
Azle, 41
Watauga, 38
Richland Hills, 32
Saginaw, 29
Grand Prairie, 28
Crowley, 27
Sansom Park, 26
Forest Hill, 23
Southlake, 22
Lake Worth, 17
Colleyville, 11
Kennedale, 11
Everman, 7
River Oaks, 7
Westworth Village, 7
Unknown, 6
Blue Mound, 5
Pantego, 5
Edgecliff Village, 3
Lakeside, 3
Burleson, 2
Pelican Bay, 2
Flower Mound, 1
Haslet, 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 February 24, 2021 at 12:16 PM.
