Four more COVID-19 deaths in Tarrant County

Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reported four more COVID-19 deaths.

The deceased include a man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s from Fort Worth, a man in his 40s from Azle and a woman in her 90s from Grapevine. Tarrant County now has 52 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus. 283 people have recovered.

“These are difficult times for all of us, especially for the families who have lost loved ones,” said Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja. “We know that people are weary of staying home, but now is not the time to be complacent,” he said.

There are 15 net new cases of COVID-19 in Collin County today, as of 3:30 p.m.
  *   There are 183 current cases of COVID-19 in Collin County (total cases minus recovered and deceased).
  *   There have been 654 total confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Collin County.
  *   455 people have successfully recovered; 23 are hospitalized; 160 remain in home isolation.
  *   There have been 16 confirmed deaths associated with COVID-19 in Collin County.
  *   There have been 5,916 negative COVID-19 tests in Collin County.
  *   There are 1,021 Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) in Collin County.

On Friday, Denton County Public Health (DCPH) announced 19 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County.  This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 680 confirmed COVID-19 cases.  DCPH is also announcing 9 newly recovered COVID-19 cases within the county.

The laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 Denton State Supported Living Center (DSSLC) resident total remains 54.  The cumulative, countywide long-term care facility (LTCF) resident total remains 18.  Staff whom test positive for COVID-19 from DSSLC and over 100 LTCFs in Denton County are included within the totals for the town, city, unincorporated area, and/or county in which the staff person resides.

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To see the John Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard: www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6