Tarrant County Public Health Reports Five COVID-19 Deaths

Tarrant County Public Health Reports Five COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 26, 2020 (Tarrant County, TX) - Tarrant County Public Health reported five COVID-19 deaths today. The deceased include a woman from Bedford in her 90s, a woman from Watauga in her 70s, a man from Fort  Worth in his 60s, a man and woman from Arlington in their 50s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 524 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 34,173 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 For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com [outdated link] or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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