Tarrant County Public Health Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brian Murnahan
Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-321-5306
ncce_blmurnahan@tarrantcounty.com

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths

Oct. 15, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 10 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Bedford who exceeded 90, two women and a man from Fort Worth in their 70s, three men from Fort Worth in their 60s, a man and a woman from Fort Worth in their 50s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 40s. All but one had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 4,526 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 334,249 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, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

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News release date: October 15, 2021