City Of River Oaks: Community Spread Level At Moderate

Press release from the City of River Oaks:

March 10th, 2022

The community spread level for Tarrant County has dropped to Moderate at 0.60 which means the virus spread is decreasing. River Oaks is reporting 1 new case today since the last report for a total of 2,228 cases since tracking began of which overall 2,182 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 19 active cases still remaining in the City.Of the 277 new cases reported today by Tarrant County, 119 of them have specimen collection dates more than 30-days ago for a total of 560,120 cases of which 454,588 are confirmed and 105,532 are probable cases. 548,010 are estimated to have recovered but with 16 more deaths since the last report, the number of deaths has risen to a total of 5,749 overall in Tarrant County. 62% of all Tarrant County residents 5 years and older have now been fully vaccinated, 57% of all ages of Tarrant County Residents have been fully vaccinated. 21% 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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