Today's COVID-19 Related Deaths to Report: 16

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 16 COVID-19 Deaths

Dec. 22, 2020 (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health today reports 16 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased included a woman from Fort Worth in her 90s, a man from Arlington in his 80s, two women from Fort Worth in their 80s, a woman from White Settlement in her 70s, a woman and two men from Fort Worth in their 70s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, two women from Fort Worth in their 60s, a man from Pelican Bay in his 60s, a man from Hurst in his 60s, a man from Fort Worth in his 60s, a man from Fort Worth in his 50s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 40s. All had underlying health conditions.
 
Tarrant County now has 1,378 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 98,313 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 For more information, go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com [outdated link] or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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