Public Health reports five COVID-19 deaths today

Tarrant County Public Health reports five COVID-19 deaths

July 9, 2020 (Tarrant County, TX) -Tarrant County Public Health today reported five COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman in her 60s, a man in his 70s, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s, all from Fort Worth, and a man in his 50s from Arlington.  All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 259 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus. 7,490 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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