Tarrant County Public Health Reports Seven COVID-19 Death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Edrea Au
Sr. Public Information Officer
Tarrant County Public Health
817-818-5556

Tarrant County Public Health Reports Seven COVID-19 Deaths

Dec. 16, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports seven COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a man from Colleyville in his 80s, a woman from Euless in her 70s, a woman from Fort Worth in her 60s, a man from Watauga in his 60s, a woman from Sansom Park in her 60s, a woman from Euless in her 60s, and a man from Fort Worth in his 30s. All but one had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 4,968 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 365,483 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 16, 2021