Tarrant County reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths

Coronavirus

Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reported two more COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a man in his 50s and a man in his 60s, both from Fort Worth. One had an underlying health condition.

Tarrant County now has 90 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus. 682 people have recovered.

“Our condolences go out to the families involved,” said Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja.

Denton County Public Health (DCPH) on Wednesday announced 14 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Denton County.  This increases the cumulative, countywide total to 846 confirmed COVID-19 cases.  DCPH is also announcing 10 newly recovered COVID-19 cases within the county.

“We’ve received all results back from the individuals who were tested at DCPH’s first drive-thru COVID-19 testing center this past Saturday,” stated Dr. Matt Richardson, Director of DCPH.  “From those 178 tests administered, 22 tests were positive for COVID-19.  Our team is reaching out to all individuals tested to provide results.”