Tarrant County reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, including Arlington man in his 40s
Tarrant County reported eight coronavirus deaths and 235 new cases on Monday.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include an Arlington man in his 40s, two Fort Worth men in their 50s, an Arlington man in his 60s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, a Fort Worth woman in her 70s, an Azle woman in her 70s, and an Arlington man in his 80s.
One of the eight did not have underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has confirmed 250,493 COVID-19 cases, including 3,277 deaths and an estimated 241,901 recoveries.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased to 159. It’s the fewest COVID hospitalizations since 157 on June 6. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations account for 4% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 5% of the 3,290 occupied beds. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients decreased to 3.60% of all available beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region. It’s the lowest rate since it was 3.53% on April 27.
Hospital beds
Tarrant County’s hospital bed occupancy is at 74%, according to county data. There are 1,163 available hospital beds. The pandemic low of 661 was reported Jan. 4.
ICU beds
Adult ICU bed occupancy was at 84% as of Sunday. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use was at 228. Patients are using 28% of the 809 ventilators in the county.
Positivity rate
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County remained at 6% as of Friday in the latest available seven-day average data. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 30% on Jan. 7.
Tarrant County COVID deaths by city
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through March 29:
- Fort Worth, 1,337
- Arlington, 638
- Mansfield, 131
- North Richland Hills, 114
- Bedford, 98
Hurst, 85
White Settlement, 78
Haltom City, 67
Euless, 66
Grapevine, 66
Keller, 64
Rural Tarrant County, 63
Benbrook, 54
Azle, 46
Watauga, 48
Richland Hills, 34
Grand Prairie, 33
Saginaw, 33
Crowley, 32
Southlake, 29
Forest Hill, 27
Sansom Park, 27
Lake Worth, 19
Colleyville, 14
Kennedale, 13
River Oaks, 12
Everman, 7
Westworth Village, 7
Blue Mound, 6
Unknown, 6
Edgecliff Village, 5
Pantego, 5
Burleson, 4
Lakeside, 4
Pelican Bay, 3
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 March 29, 2021 at 8:09 PM.
