Tarrant County Public Health Reports 20 COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 20 COVID-19 Deaths

Oct. 14, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 20 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Kennedale in her 80s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 80s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 70s, a woman from Bedford in her 60s, a man from Arlington in his 60s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, a man from Westworth Village in his 60s, two men and two women from Fort Worth in their 50s, a man from unincorporated Tarrant County in his 50s, a man from Arlington in his 50s, two women and two men from Fort Worth in their 40s, a man from Sansom Park in his 40s, a man from Forest Hill in his 40s, and a woman from Mansfield in her 20s. All but three had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 4,516 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 333,036 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, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

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