The Tarrant County Department of Public Health confirms that county hospital ICUs have a 99% capacity Tuesday with only six beds available. The county health department also confirmed that another 1,278 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, along with another 23 new deaths.
On Tuesday, at the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting, Public Health Director Vinny Taneja reported that the county has six beds left for the ICU.
“Someone has a heart attack or a bad traffic accident, now you have to decide which person is most critical. Where do you place them? Do you put them in the ICU or try to treat them out of the ICU’s attention?” Taneja explained. “That’s where the burden of a disease becomes overwhelming.”
According to the TCV COVID-19 scorecard, there are 1,323 COVID-19 patients in county hospitals and they represent 29% of ICU patients. The total bed occupancy rate for all hospital beds in the county is now 88%.
Of the 1,323 patients with COVID-19, 258 are in the ICU.
The Tarrant County Department of Public Health confirms 2,016 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday along with 16 other new deaths. TCPH also reports that there are more than 1,030 people hospitalized in the county with the virus, including more than 200 in the ICU.
“Hospitals have plans to increase the pandemic. Don’t let it scare people, that they don’t know it or that they don’t have the capacity. Yes, but do you really want to extend that capacity? We already know we have a small staff,” Taneja said. “The staff has been working at the hospital for about ten months to treat many COVIDs and illnesses. They are tired. Some had COVID, the family with COVID, others died. So you really want to stretch. ? this ability? “
In the last seven days, the county has announced 11,188 new cases of the virus or an average of 1,431 a day. County health department data indicates there are 1,278 more confirmed cases than the most recent report and 31 less likely cases.
Among the latest victims were a Keller man in his 100s, a Bedford woman in the 90s, a Hurst man in the 90s, a Fort Worth woman in the 90s, a Fort Worth woman in the 80s, two Bedford men in the 80s, two women from Mansfield in the 80s, two men from Fort Worth in the 80s, a man from Grapevine in the 80s, a woman from Bedford in the 70s, a man from Crowley in the 70s, two men from Benbrook in his 70s, a a man from Fort Worth in the 70s, a woman from Hurst in the 70s, a man from Fort Worth in the 60s, a woman from Euless in the 60s, a man from Crowley in the 50s, a man from Mansfield in his fifties, and a man from Fort Worth, about thirty. Three had no underlying health conditions, three had unknown underlying conditions, while the others had underlying conditions.
Tarrant County, which extended its mask mandate until Feb. 28, 2021, last month, began reporting probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in August at the request of the state health department. Probable cases, according to the county, explain various real-world situations and could reveal community cases that might not otherwise be reported. To date, the county has reported 127,256 confirmed cases of the virus and 18,023 probable cases for a total of 145,279 cases.
The county also reports an estimated 1,113 other recoveries, bringing the total number of survivors to 106,644. There are currently an estimated 37,187 active cases in the county, most counties in North Texas.
With 1,448 deaths now attributed to the virus, COVID-19 is expected to be the third leading killer of Tarrant County residents behind cancer and heart disease and is expected to exceed the total annual stroke by the end of this year. year.
COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever, and difficulty breathing and can cause bronchitis, severe pneumonia, or even death. For more information, visit coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health Information Line at 817-248-6299, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.