Tarrant County reports 10 more COVID deaths, 812 new cases
Tarrant County reported 10 COVID-19 deaths and 812 new cases on Monday.
The county has reported 57 COVID-related deaths in the past three days.
The latest deaths include an Arlington woman in her 40s, a Fort Worth man in his 50s, an Arlington woman in her 50s, a Fort Worth man and woman in their 60s, an Arlington man and woman in their 60s, a Fort Worth man and woman in their 70s, and a Haltom City woman older than 90. All 10 had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
The county has reported a total of 303,506 COVID-19 cases, including 3,847 deaths and an estimated 275,158 recoveries.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
Hospitalized COVID patients increased by 43 to 1,091. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6.
COVID-19 hospitalizations increased to 24% from 22% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 28% of the 3,898 occupied beds. The last time the rate of occupied beds was this high was Jan. 31. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients increased to 20.10% from 19.91% of all available hospital beds in the North Central Texas Trauma Region, which includes 45 counties (divided into three regions).
Hospital beds
Tarrant County’s hospital bed occupancy decreased to 87% from 91%, according to county data. Available hospital beds increased by 139 to 568. The pandemic-low was 419 on Aug. 18.
ICU beds
Adult ICU bed occupancy decreased to 94% from 96%. The pandemic high was 99% on Dec. 28.
Ventilator use decreased by 31 to 297. Patients are using 34% of the 867 ventilators in the county.
Positivity rate
The COVID-19 testing positivity rate for Tarrant County increased to 21.52% from 20.06% 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, 63.5% of Tarrant County residents 12 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 54.3% of residents 12 or older have been fully vaccinated.
DSHS also reports that 85.92% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 78.93% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated.
More than 68.23% of Texas residents 12 or older have received at least one dose, according to DSHS. Fully vaccinated Texas residents 12 or older are at 56.9%.
Tarrant County officials are offering free COVID-19 vaccines and testing at locations throughout the area.
Tarrant County COVID-19 deaths by city
Here are the total pandemic-related deaths in Tarrant County by city through Aug. 30:
- Fort Worth, 1,573
- Arlington, 747
- Mansfield, 148
- North Richland Hills, 132
- Bedford, 122
- Hurst, 96
- Euless, 85
White Settlement, 84
Haltom City, 82
Grapevine, 79
Rural Tarrant County, 76
Keller, 69
Benbrook, 63
Azle, 53
Watauga, 53
Grand Prairie, 43
Richland Hills, 40
Saginaw, 40
Crowley, 38
Southlake, 32
Sansom Park, 31
Forest Hill, 30
Lake Worth, 20
Kennedale, 16
River Oaks, 16
Colleyville, 15
Everman, 13
Westworth Village, 8
Edgecliff Village, 7
Blue Mound, 6
Pantego, 6
Unknown, 6
Burleson, 5
Pelican Bay, 5
Lakeside, 4
Dalworthington Gardens, 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 August 30, 2021 at 5:14 PM.
