Tarrant County Public Health Reports 24 COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 24 COVID-19 Deaths

Oct. 13, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 24 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Haltom City who exceeded 90, a woman from Azle who exceeded 90, a woman from Arlington in her 80s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 80s, a man and a woman from Arlington in their 70s, two women from Fort Worth in their 70s, a woman and a man from Fort Worth in their 60s, a woman from Azle in her 60s, a woman from Arlington in her 60s, a man from Saginaw in his 60s, a woman and a man from Grapevine in their 60s, a woman from River Oaks in her 60s, a man from Hurst in his 50s, three men and two women from Fort Worth in their 50s, a woman from Arlington in her 40s, and a woman from Arlington in her 30s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 4,496 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 331,668 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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