City Of River Oaks: Community Spread Level Remains Substantial

Press release from the City of River Oaks:

March 2nd, 2022

The community spread level for Tarrant County has dropped from being High down to Substantial at 0.57 which means the virus spread is decreasing. River Oaks is reporting 1 new case today for a total of 2,221 cases since tracking began of which overall 2,162 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 32 active cases still remaining in the City, down 2 more from yesterday.Tarrant County is reporting today 461 new cases today that includes those cases not otherwise reported from February 25th for a total of 558,627 cases of which 453,717 are confirmed and 104,960 are probable cases. 539,655 are estimated to have recovered but with 25 more deaths not otherwise reported since February 25th, the number of deaths has risen to a total of 5,653 overall in Tarrant County. Tarrant County hospital bed occupancy by COVID-19 patients is down to 4%. Omicron is at least 4 times easier to spread than the Delta Variant because it gets past our immune defenses. Time will tell how severe infections are, especially in those not previously vaccinated or infected. 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 but please be safe and remain cautious.

This press release was produced by the City of River Oaks. The views expressed here are the author’s own.