Tarrant County reported nine COVID-19 deaths and 408 new cases on Tuesday.

It’s the fewest COVID-related deaths reported since nine on Feb. 4.

The latest COVID-related deaths include a Crowley woman in her 50s, an Arlington man in his 60s, a Haltom City man in his 60s, a Fort Worth man in his 60s, an Arlington woman in her 70s, a Fort Worth woman in her 70s, a Crowley woman in her 80s, an Arlington woman in her 80s, and a Bedford woman in her 80s.

All nine had underlying health conditions, according to officials.

Tarrant County has reported 558,216 COVID-19 cases, including 5,628 deaths and an estimated 537,261 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 13 to 249 in the latest seven-day moving average. It’s the fewest since Dec. 21. The pandemic high was 1,528 on Jan. 6, 2021.

COVID-19 hospitalizations remained at 6% of the total number of beds in Tarrant County and make up 7% of the 3,601 occupied beds. The rate was at a pandemic-high 38% on Jan. 10.

Confirmed COVID patients increased to 5.59% from 5.51% 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 remained at 82%, according to county data. Available hospital beds increased by 36 to 777. The pandemic low of 357 was reported Jan. 10.

ICU beds

Adult ICU bed occupancy decreased to 86% from 89%. The rate was last at a pandemic-high 99% on Oct. 7. Ventilator use increased by six to 248. Patients are using 30% of the 826 ventilators in the county.

Positivity rate

The COVID-19 positive test rate for Tarrant County decreased to 4.88% from 5.25% in the latest available seven-day-average data. It’s the lowest rate since June 27.

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, 68.52% of Tarrant County residents 5 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 60.29% of residents 5 or older have been fully vaccinated.

DSHS also reports that 92.59% of Tarrant residents 65 or older have received at least one dose, and 84.88% of residents 65 or older have been fully vaccinated.

More than 75.57% 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 63.96%.

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 March 1:

• Fort Worth, 2,336
• Arlington, 1,073
• Mansfield, 209
• North Richland Hills, 199
• Bedford, 164
• Haltom City, 139
• Euless, 130
• Rural Tarrant County, 130
• Hurst, 129
• White Settlement, 107
  
  
• Grapevine, 101
• Keller, 91
• Benbrook, 80
• Azle, 77
• Watauga, 72
• Saginaw, 68
• Grand Prairie, 67

• Crowley, 63

• Richland Hills, 53

• Sansom Park, 45

• Forest Hill, 41

• Southlake, 39

• Lake Worth, 30

• Colleyville, 28

• Kennedale, 28

• River Oaks, 27

• Everman, 21

• Pantego, 12

• Pelican Bay, 12

• Burleson, 10

• Westworth Village, 10

• Blue Mound, 9

• Edgecliff Village, 8

• Lakeside, 6

• Unknown, 6

• Dalworthington Gardens, 5

• Haslet, 2

• Flower Mound, 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.

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Tarrant County hospital capacity

Hospital capacity by available beds and ventilators for Tarrant County. Data provided by Tarrant County Public Health.

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This story was originally published March 1, 2022 at 4:25 PM.

Stefan Stevenson

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.