Tarrant County Public Health Reports Nine COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 27, 2020 (Tarrant County, TX) - Tarrant County Public Health reported nine COVID-19 deaths today. The deceased include a woman from Mansfield in her 90s, a woman from Arlington in her 90s, two men from Arlington and Grand Prairie each in their 80s, a woman from Euless in her 80s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, a woman from Arlington in her 60s, and two men from Arlington in their 50s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 532 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 34,116 people have recovered.

COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever and shortness of breath and may lead to bronchitis and severe pneumonia. For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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