Tarrant County Public Health on Friday, July 31 reported 18 COVID-19 deaths, a new daily high for the county.
The deceased include a man in his 80s from Hurst, a man in his 60s from Grand Prairie, a man in his 70s from Mansfield, a man in his 30s from Haltom City, a man in his 70s from Richland Hills, a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s, both from Azle, a man in his 70s and a man in his 60s from White Settlement, a man in his 80s from Lake Worth, a man in his 70s from Arlington; a woman in her 40s, a man in his 60s, a woman in her 70s, a man in his 80s, a woman in her 90s, a woman in her 80s, and a man in his 70s, all from Fort Worth. All had underlying health conditions.
Tarrant County now has 381 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus. 14,397 people have recovered. The county reported 587 new cases on Friday.
Denton County Public Health (DCPH) on Thursday announced 188 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County. This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 6,681 confirmed COVID-19 cases. DCPH also reported 107 newly recovered cases of COVID-19, increasing the countywide recovery total to 3,588.