City Of River Oaks: Community Spread Level Drops To Moderate

Press release from the City of River Oaks:

March 7th, 2022

The community spread level for Tarrant County has dropped again this time from being Substantial down to Moderate at 0.60 which means the virus spread is decreasing. River Oaks is reporting 0 cases today for a total of 2,223 cases since tracking began of which overall 2,169 have been reported to recover and with the death toll reaching a total of 27 that have died city-wide since tracking began, there is a total of 27 active cases still remaining in the City, down 1 more from the last report.Tarrant County is reporting today 206 new cases today for a total of 559,334 cases of which 454,117 are confirmed and 105,217 are probable cases. 543,856 are estimated to have recovered but with 20 more deaths, the number of deaths has risen to a total of 5,702 overall in Tarrant County. 62% of all Tarrant County residents 5 years and older have now been fully vaccinated, 56% of all ages of Tarrant County Residents have been fully vaccinated. 17% of all Tarrant County that is 5-years and older has taken the booster. 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 or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday. Take the necessary precautions to protect you and your family including washing your hands often, wearing masks and practicing social distancing and if you haven't already get the vaccine. The virus seems to be showing signs of slowing down but please be safe and remain cautious.

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