Tarrant County authorities report 12 new COVID-19 deaths, 156 novel coronavirus cases
Public health authorities in Tarrant County on Saturday reported the COVID-19 deaths of 12 people and 156 new coronavirus cases.
The people whose deaths Tarrant County Public Health reported on Saturday were a woman from Fort Worth in her 80s, a man from Arlington in his 80s, a woman from Bedford in her 80s, a woman and a man from Fort Worth in their 70s, a man from Haltom City in his 70s, a man and a woman from Fort Worth in their 60s, two men from Arlington in their 60s, a woman from Grand Prairie in her 60s and a woman from Fort Worth in her 40s.
Each had underlying health conditions, the public health department said.
There have been 258,115 COVID-19 cases in Tarrant County since the pandemic began, including 3,450 deaths.
An estimated total of 250,695 people in Tarrant County have recovered.
Forty-six percent of Tarrant County residents 16 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 36.1% of residents 16 or older have been fully vaccinated, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. DSHS also reported that 75.2% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 66.2% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated.
This story was originally published May 8, 2021 at 5:11 PM.
