Tarrant County Public Health Reports 14 COVID-19 Deaths

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Magaly Ayala
Sr. Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-401-5967

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 14 COVID-19 Deaths

Mar. 17, 2022 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 14 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Fort Worth exceeding 90, two men from Fort Worth in their 80s, a man from Arlington in his 80s, a woman from Lake Worth in her 80s, a woman from unincorporated Tarrant County in her 80s, two women from Fort Worth in their 70s, two men from Arlington in their 70s, a man from Grapevine in his 70s, a man from Saginaw in his 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 20s. All except one had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 5,793 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 551,789 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 the TCPH coronavirus page or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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News release date: March 17, 2022