Tarrant County Public Health Reports Nine COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports Nine COVID-19 Deaths

Oct. 24, 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 White Settlement in his 80s, a man from Fort Worth in his 80s, a man from Azle in his 70s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, a man from Haltom City in his 50s, a man from Fort Worth in his 50s, a man from Haltom City in his 40s, and a woman from Fort Worth in her 40s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 4,653 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 342,422 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.

# # #

Follow Tarrant County Public Health on