Tarrant reports 15 COVID deaths as positive test rate continues decline
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Tarrant County reported 15 COVID-19 deaths and 3,474 new cases on Thursday.
The latest COVID-related deaths include an Arlington man in his 40s, a North Richland Hills man in his 50s, two Fort Worth men and a woman in their 60s, an Arlington man in his 70s, two Fort Worth men in their 70s, a Hurst woman in her 80s, a Mansfield man in his 80s, a Colleyville woman in her 80s, two Fort Worth women and a man in their 80s, and a Fort Worth man in his 90s.
All 15 had underlying health conditions, according to officials.
Tarrant County has reported 537,998 COVID-19 cases, including 5,322 deaths and an estimated 427,313 recoveries.
Note to readers: Tarrant County does not release data on the vaccination status of recently diagnosed patients or deaths. Officials have released this type of data once in June and it showed that nearly 100% of the new cases reported at the time (from May to mid-June) were in people who were not vaccinated. Further, county officials said fewer than 200 of those new cases at the time were in previously vaccinated Tarrant residents.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
Hospitalized COVID patients decreased by 48 to 1,070 in the latest seven-day moving average. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6, 2021.
COVID-19 hospitalizations decreased to 24% from 26% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 26% of the 4,065 occupied beds. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.
Confirmed COVID patients decreased to 21.77% from 22.13% 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 90% from 91%, according to county data. Available hospital beds increased by 74 to 457. The pandemic low of 357 was reported Jan. 10.
ICU beds
Adult ICU bed occupancy decreased to 96% from 97%. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 99% on Oct. 7. Ventilator use increased by 12 to 270. Patients are using 36% of the 748 ventilators in the county.
Positivity rate
The COVID-19 positive test rate for Tarrant County decreased to 28.35% from 29.01% in the latest available seven-day-average data. The rate has been declining since Jan. 16.
Vaccination data
Children ages 5 and older are now eligible for vaccination, so the following vaccination percentages have been altered by the Texas Department of State Health Services to reflect that larger population.
According to Texas DSHS, 67.91% of Tarrant County residents 5 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 59.35% of residents 5 or older have been fully vaccinated.
DSHS also reports that 92.33% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 84.63% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated.
More than 74.39% of Texas residents 5 or older have received at least one dose, according to DSHS. The rate of fully vaccinated Texas residents 5 or older is at 62.90%.
Tarrant County is 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 Feb. 3:
- Fort Worth, 2,221
- Arlington, 1,016
- Mansfield, 201
- North Richland Hills, 184
- Bedford, 153
- Haltom City, 131
- Euless, 123
- Hurst, 122
- Rural Tarrant County, 122
- White Settlement, 102
- Grapevine, 96
- Keller, 87
- Benbrook, 76
- Azle, 74
- Watauga, 70
- Saginaw, 62
- Grand Prairie, 61
Crowley, 57
Richland Hills, 48
Sansom Park, 44
Forest Hill, 39
Southlake, 37
Lake Worth, 28
Colleyville, 27
River Oaks, 25
Kennedale, 24
Everman, 19
Pelican Bay, 11
Westworth Village, 10
Blue Mound, 9
Burleson, 9
Pantego, 9
Edgecliff Village, 8
Unknown, 6
Lakeside, 5
Dalworthington Gardens, 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.
