More than 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Tarrant County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brian Murnahan
Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-321-5306
ncce_blmurnahan@tarrantcounty.com
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Tarrant County Public Health Reports 21 COVID-19 Deaths
Jan. 23, 2021 (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health today reports 21 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased included a man from Grapevine who exceeded 90, a woman from Watauga who had exceeded 90, a man from Fort Worth who had exceeded 90, a man and woman from Arlington in their 80s, a man and two women from Fort Worth in their 80s, a man from Watauga in his 80s, a man from Arlington in his 80s, a woman from Watauga in her 70s, a man and woman from Fort Worth in their 70s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, a woman from Watauga in her 70s, a woman from Mansfield in her 60s, a man from Haltom City in his 50s, a woman from River Oaks in her 50s, two men from Fort Worth in their 50s, and a woman from Fort Worth in her 30s. Two had no underlying conditions and the remainder had underlying health conditions.
Tarrant County now has 2,012 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 149,827 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, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.
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News release date: January 23, 2021