TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS 12 COVID-19 DEATHS

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 12 COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 31, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 12 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a man from North Richland Hills who exceeded 90, two men and two women from Fort Worth in their 70s, a man from Arlington in his 70s, a man from Fort Worth in his 50s, a man from Arlington in his 50s, a woman from White Settlement in her 40s, a man from Arlington in his 40s, a woman from Arlington in her 20s, and a woman from Fort Worth in her 20s. All had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 3,859 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 275,927 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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