Tarrant County Public Health Reports One COVID-19 Death

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Tarrant County Public Health Reports One COVID-19 Death

Oct. 16, 2020 (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health today reports one COVID-19 death. The deceased was a man from Arlington in his 70s. He had underlying conditions.
 
Tarrant County now has 699 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 48,108 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 For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com [outdated link] or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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News release date: October 16, 2020