Vinny Taneja

A public health warning has been issued in Tarrant County as COVID-19 cases continue to surge and reach “dire” levels, according to Tarrant County Public Director Vinny Taneja.

Tarrant County’s public health director says 92% of ICU beds are taken. NBC 5’s Lili Zheng reports that small margin of availability is driving some of the biggest concerns as COVID-19 cases surge.

Just one day removed from reporting a single-day record high number of new COVID-19 cases, Tarrant County Health Director Vinny Taneja went before the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday to deliver “bad news” regarding the spread of the coronavirus in the local area.

Tarrant County Health Director Vinny Taneja went before the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on Tuesday to deliver “bad news” regarding the spread of the coronavirus in the local area.

Tarrant County health officials are asking residents to be responsible this Halloween weekend.

Tarrant County health officials are asking residents to be responsible this Halloween weekend, NBC 5’s Larry Collins reports.

The director of the Tarrant County Public Health Department says school districts in the county should prepare to return to virtual learning rather than “waiting for an outbreak.”

The director of the Tarrant County Public Health Department says school districts in the county should prepare to return to virtual learning rather than “waiting for an outbreak.”

Tarrant County officials confirm Friday three people infected with COVID-19 have died while 639 cases are now marked as recovered.

Tarrant County officials say Thursday another three people infected with COVID-19 have died and another 135 are infected with the virus.

Tarrant County officials say Wednesday another five people infected with COVID-19 have died and another 266 are infected with the virus, though that number includes 153 inmates at the cluster inside a federal prison.

New coronavirus numbers for Tarrant county were announced at the start of the Tarrant County commissioners meeting.

New coronavirus numbers for Tarrant county were announced at the start of the Tarrant County commissioners meeting.

Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Tarrant County are increasing, though not drastically, according to the county public health director.

There are some concerns about COVID-19 hospitalizations going up in Tarrant County, while it’s not neccesarily a rapid or drastic increase, it’s something county health officials are keeping an eye on the state reopens.

New data shows social distancing is working in the efforts slow the spread of COVID-19, Tarrant County’s director of public health says. But, he says this does not mean it’s time to become complacent.

The Texas Masonic Retirement Center confirms Friday that all residents living at the Arlington facility would be tested for coronavirus.

Spring break could end with a big spike in the number of imported cases of the Zika virus in North Texas.

Two more cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Tarrant County, bringing the total positive cases in the county to three.

Dallas County is prepared if the Zika virus spreads to North Texas, County Judge Clay Jenkins says.