Pop-up clinics will be held at Renaissance Park Multi Care Center, 4252 Bryant Irvin Road, Fort Worth, from noon-4 p.m. on Oct. 20 and Behaviorist On Call, 1174 Country Club Lane, Fort Worth, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Oct. 21.
Booster vaccinations will also be available at all the locations. Children age 5 and older are eligible for the vaccination, the county said. Parents need to bring proof of the child's age and their own identification for the vaccination.
Vaccinations can also be found at Tarrant County Public Health Clinics: Northwest Public Health Center in Lake Worth, Bagsby-Williams Health Center in Fort Worth, Southeast Public Health Center in Arlington, Public Health Center in Fort Worth, Southwest Public Health Center in Fort Worth and Watauga Public Health Center in Watauga.
COVID-19 numbers in Tarrant County this month have ultimately dipped, but the county did raise the community warning to medium Oct. 11, due to a rise in hospitalization numbers, according to Tarrant Public Health Director Vinny Taneja. The community warning level has since gone back to low, as announced in the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting Oct. 18.
The low warning level is when there are 10% or fewer per 100,000 residents in hospital beds, while medium is 10%-14.9% per 100,000 residents.
On Oct. 9, the county saw 10.56% per 100,000 residents in area hospitals due to the coronavirus, up from 9.56% on Oct. 6. The most recent numbers show the hospitalization rate is at 7.85% per 100,000 residents Oct. 17, according to the county website.
Overall, the number of positive tests during a seven-day moving average in Tarrant County is dropping, officials said. The county reported 1,175 confirmed/suspected cases Oct. 1, and the numbers dropped to 790 on Oct. 8. The most recent report, from Oct. 15, had a seven-day count with 397 total cases, 294 of which are confirmed positives.
