DefendTheFort

News, data, and all the info that matters to Defend the Fort (Worth) area from COVID-19

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

This morning, @MayorBetsyPrice announced a stay at home order for Fort Worth 🏡 Please share this with your friends and neighbors so we can #FlattenTheCurve.

@TarrantCountyTX currently has 57 cases of COVID-19, we have a unique opportunity to work together to stop 🛑 the spread

[Nichole Manna @NicholeManna]

Tarrant County is reporting a total of 990 known cases of #COVID19.

These include:
- 61 new cases
- 132 people who are hospitalized
- 30 people who have died
- 157 people who have recovered.

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

This COVID app has over 1.5M users in the UK & just launched in the US: Track your symptoms each day: https://t.co/mOYHQ4U3SL and identify those at risk sooner. Contribute to groundbreaking science with @MassGeneralNews @Join_ZOE @SU2C to beat the virus

[Downtown Fort Worth @DTFortWorth]

The @CityofFortWorth is now accepting donations of high-demand protective equipment such as gloves, masks, gowns and more, at @goodwillftworth Donation Centers and four @FtWorthLibrary locations. https://t.co/qVLSOaSV4J

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

This is fascinating! Definitely worth the 1 minute video

[Mikael Thalen @MikaelThalen]

This shows the location data of phones that were on a Florida beach during Spring Break. It then shows where those phones traveled.

First thing you should note is the importance of social distancing. The second is how much data your phone gives off.

[City of Fort Worth @CityofFortWorth]

The City Council on Thursday unanimously voted to extend an emergency stay-at-home declaration for the City of Fort Worth through April 7 to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

Tarrant county is now up to 90 cases of COVID-19. Unfortunately, Dallas also announces there single greatest daily increase in cases. We all have a responsibility to ensure everyone is staying home and staying safe.

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

Here is a link to the complete document: https://t.co/yuonOq21Ff

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

This morning, @MayorBetsyPrice announced a stay at home order for Fort Worth 🏡 Please share this with your friends and neighbors so we can #FlattenTheCurve.

@TarrantCountyTX currently has 57 cases of COVID-19, we have a unique opportunity to work together to stop 🛑 the spread

[Jason Allen @JasonAllenLive]

Tarrant Co judge, mayors of Fort Worth and Arlington, about to announce a shelter in place order.

Goes into effect tonight at 11:59. In place until at least April 3.

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

Stay home everyone! Guessing that we will be following Dallas’ stay at home order soon.

[Betsy Price @BetsyPriceftw]

Y’all Stay Home. Announcement tomorrow at 9 a.m.

[Jack Fink @cbs11jack]

#BREAKING Age is no longer a criteria to be tested for Covid-19 at the two testing sites in Dallas. Other restrictions apply still. See below. @CBSDFW

[City of Fort Worth @CityofFortWorth]

Donate funds or supplies to help emergency shelters, street outreach teams https://t.co/VoiqcNTCIJ

[Tarrant County @TarrantCountyTX]

Two cases of COVID-19 in Tarrant County have recovered;
10 new cases identified today

#COVID19

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

Potentially the most important piece of information to share today: young people are falling very ill with COVID-19 in NYC. Share this with your friends / kids who are not taking this seriously enough

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

WSJ on #COVID19: "With the onslaught has come a surprise for many health-care workers: Far more young people than they expected are falling very ill. According to data by..New York City...56% of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city...involved patients under the age of 50."

[J.D. Miles @jdmiles11]

Dallas County has released its latest numbers on #coronavirus cases. 19 new positive tests. County health officials have found among the 74 cases to date the most common method of community spreading has been “recreational group gatherings and employees in office settings.”

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

COVID-19 has been shown to live on hard surfaces such as metal and plastic. We are lucky that the rain has kept kids away this week, but please avoid playgrounds as the sun comes out 🌞

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

Good to know we can all focus on helping each other and our community right now instead of thinking about taxes

[NBC DFW @NBCDFW]

BREAKING: The deadline for Americans to file their taxes will shift to July, treasury secretary says. https://t.co/cYZBC05kt7

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

10 new cases. Nearly doubling the total cases reported

[Tarrant County @TarrantCountyTX]

Press release: Tarrant County Public Health confirms 10 New positive COVID-19 cases

[NBC DFW @NBCDFW]

#BREAKING: The U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory worldwide to Level 4: Do Not Travel in response to the coronavirus pandemic, NBC News reports. https://t.co/EHv1K1GVh9

[DefendTheFort @DefendFortWorth]

We’ll be joining!

[Betsy Price @BetsyPriceftw]

City Council will hold a special called meeting at 3 p.m. today. In accordance with social distancing guidelines, the meeting will be streamed live. Learn more here:
https://t.co/M14sSfAJ2K