Tarrant County Public Health Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 19, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 10 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Bedford who exceeded 90, a woman from Arlington in her 70s, a woman from Everman in her 60s, a man from Crowley in his 60s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, a man and a woman from Fort Worth in their 50s, a woman from North Richland Hills in her 50s, a man from Mansfield in his 50s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 40s. All but one had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 3,728 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and people 267,076 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, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

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