Tarrant County reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, including man in his 20s
Tarrant County reported four COVID-19 deaths and 190 new cases on Wednesday.
The 190 cases are a combined total since Friday. The county was not updating data because of the Memorial Day holiday.
The latest pandemic-related deaths include a Haltom City man in his 20s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, a Hurst man in his 60s, and a Fort Worth man in his 70s. All four had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported 260,896 COVID-19 cases, including 3,512 deaths and an estimated 255,083 recoveries.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by four to a pandemic low 81. That’s the fewest confirmed COVID-19 patients in the county since the county began publishing tracking data on April 6, 2020. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are at 2% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 2% of the 3,464 occupied beds. The COVID hospitalization rate of total beds has been at 4% or lower since March 23. The 2% of total occupied beds is the lowest rate since the county started tracking the data in April 2020. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients decreased to 2.02% from 2.21% of all available hospital beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region. It’s the lowest rate since the county began publicly tracking the data on April 12, 2020.
Hospital beds
Tarrant County’s hospital bed occupancy decreased to 75% from 79%, according to county data. There are 1,142 available hospital beds as of Monday. The pandemic low was 661 on Jan. 4.
ICU beds
Adult ICU bed occupancy decreased to 80% from 86% as of Tuesday. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use decreased by 14 to 176. Patients are using 22% of the 783 ventilators in the county.
Positivity rate
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County decreased to 3% from 4% as of Sunday in the latest available seven-day average data. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 30% on Jan. 7.
Vaccination data
According to Texas Department of State Health Services, 50.4% of Tarrant County residents 16 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine and 41.7% of residents 16 or older have been fully vaccinated.
DSHS also reports that 80.6% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 72.7% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated.
Tarrant County COVID deaths by city
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through June 2:
- Fort Worth, 1,436
- Arlington, 685
- Mansfield, 140
- North Richland Hills, 121
- Bedford, 108
- Hurst, 90
White Settlement, 80
Euless, 75
Haltom City, 74
Grapevine, 72
Rural Tarrant County, 67
Keller, 65
Benbrook, 60
Watauga, 49
Azle, 47
Grand Prairie, 38
Richland Hills, 35
Saginaw, 34
Crowley, 32
Southlake, 32
Forest Hill, 29
Sansom Park, 29
Lake Worth, 19
Colleyville, 15
River Oaks, 14
Kennedale, 13
Everman, 8
Edgecliff Village, 7
Westworth Village, 7
Blue Mound, 6
Unknown, 6
Pantego, 5
Burleson, 4
Lakeside, 4
Pelican Bay, 4
Flower Mound, 1
Haslet, 1