Tarrant County Public Health Reports Sixteen COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports Sixteen COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 19, 2020 (Tarrant County, TX) - Tarrant County Public Health reported sixteen COVID-19 deaths today, 10 from August, 5 from July and 1 from June.

The deceased include a man from Fort Worth in his 90s, three women from White Settlement in their 80s, a woman from Southlake in her 80s, a woman from North Richland Hills in her 80s, a man and woman from Arlington in their 70s, a man from Richland Hills in his 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, two men from Fort Worth in their 60s, a woman from Bedford in her 60s, a man from Fort Worth in his 50s and a man from Haltom City in his 30s. All had underlying health conditions except the Bedford resident.

Tarrant County now has 478 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 31,094 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 For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com [outdated link] or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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