TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS NINE COVID-19 DEATHS

Tarrant County Public Health Reports Nine COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 25, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports nine COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a man from Bedford who exceeded 90, a man from Arlington in his 80s, a woman from Hurst in her 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, a woman from River Oaks in her 60s, a woman from Arlington in her 40s, a woman from Burleson in her 40s, a woman from Mansfield in her 40s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 30s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 3,768 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 270,851 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, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

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