Total COVID-19 related deaths in Tarrant County reported today at 1,425

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brian Murnahan
Public Information Officer

Tarrant County PubliHealth
817-321-5306
ncce_blmurnahan@tarrantcounty.com

 

 

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 18 COVID-19 Deaths

Dec. 28, 2020 (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health today reports 18 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased included two women from Richland Hills in their 90s, a man from Westworth Village in his 90s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 80s, a man from Hurst in his 80s, a man from Bedford in his 80s, a woman from Richland Hills in her 80s, a woman from Arlington in her 80s, a man from Haltom City in his 80s, a woman from Richland Hills in her 70s, a man and woman from Fort Worth in their 70s, a man from Bedford in his 70s, a woman from Richland Hills in her 70s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, a man from Arlington in his 50s and woman from Fort Worth in her 50s. Five of the deceased had unknown underlying health conditions, while the others had underlying conditions.
 
Tarrant County now has 1,425 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 105,531 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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News release date: December 28, 2020

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