Tarrant County Public Health Reports Five COVID-19 Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Edrea Au
Sr. Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-818-5556
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Tarrant County Public Health Reports Five COVID-19 Deaths
Dec. 22, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports five COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a man from Arlington in his 80s, a man from Fort Worth in his 80s, a woman from Watauga in her 60s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 50s, and a woman from Fort Worth in her 40s. All but two had underlying health conditions.
Tarrant County now has 4,991 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 367,070 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, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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News release date: December 22, 2021