FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Tarrant County health officials are reporting the first COVID-19-related death of a child 10 or younger since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Calling the child’s death a “rarity,” Tarrant County Public Health Director Vinny Taneja acknowledged that this week hospitalizations and case spread of the disease are dropping across the region.
READ MORE: Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks 3 New Anti-Abortion LawsTaneja credited vaccinations for the hospital case drop, during Tuesday’s county commissioner’s meeting.
Here’s a preview of a new vaccine data site launching soon locally. Can see number of vaccine doses administered, and where they’re going pic.twitter.com/sy0lGFM6uv
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Taneja also shared that he wants to follow the CDC vulnerability index when prioritizing what area would next receive vaccines. The South Side would jump to the top of the list.
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