Tarrant County health officials reported 288 new cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of five more people who had contracted the virus on Saturday.
The five deaths reported Saturday included an Arlington man in his 20s and four Fort Worth residents: a woman in her 50s, a woman in her 70s, a man in her 70s and a man in her 90s. All five people had underlying health conditions, according to Tarrant County Public Health.
The 288 new coronavirus cases reported Saturday are the lowest number of cases reported since June 29, bringing the county total to 21,195.
Tarrant County’s 7-day average through Saturday is 491, down from 619 a week ago, a week that included two days of higher-than-normal case counts due to lack of reporting during the weekend. of the week of July 4th.
Tarrant County Public Health is also reporting 312 recoveries on Saturday, bringing the total number of survivors to 10,382. There are currently an estimated 10,520 active cases in the county.
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As of Saturday, the county reported: 1,635 hospital beds available, down from 1,727 on Friday; Of the 10,520 active cases, 698 of those people are hospitalized, 10 fewer than on Friday.
After the proportion of busy fans increased to a pandemic of 43% on Thursday, it fell for the second consecutive Saturday to 40%. A week ago, the capacity was 33%.
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