City Of River Oaks: COVID 19 Community Spread Level Moderate

Press release from the City of River Oaks:

March 14th, 2022

The community spread level for Tarrant County remains Moderate at 0.78 which means the virus spread is decreasing. River Oaks is reporting no new cases today for a total of 2,228 cases since tracking began of which overall 2,189 have been reported to recover and 27 that have died city-wide since tracking began leaving a total of 12 active cases still remaining in the City, 3 less than the last report.Of the 269 new cases reported today by Tarrant County, 127 of them have specimen collection dates more than 30-days ago for a total of 560,724 cases of which 454,959 are confirmed and 105,765 are probable cases. 549,746 are estimated to have recovered but with 7 more deaths since the last report, the number of deaths has risen to a total of 5,764 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.

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