Tarrant County Public Health is reporting 232 new COVID-19 cases Friday along with the deaths of two more people infected with the virus. Overnight, the net total of COVID-19 related hospitalizations dropped by nearly two dozen patients.
The latest victims include a man in his 50s from Fort Worth and a man in his 80s from Mansfield.
Both had underlying health conditions.
he addition of the latest 232 cases brings the total number of cases since March to 8,331. Through Thursday, the county had been averaging 191 new cases per day this week, which is about 13% higher than last week's average of 169 cases per day. With Friday's cases added, the average rose to 199 per day, an increase of 18% over the previous week.
The two deaths bring the county's total to 207 fatalities associated with the virus. The county is also reporting 64 new recoveries for a total of 3,691 survivors.
Of the county's cases, 67% of those who have died were over the age of 65. Those aged 25 to 44 make up the largest percentage of people with COVID-19 at 38%.
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