COVID-19 is surging again in Tarrant County as delta cases soar among unvaccinated Fort Worth Star-Telegram 5 hrs ago Haeven Gibbons, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Jul. 17—People are gathering with friends, holding hands, smiling without a mask and going out to restaurants, malls and parks. While this looks different from the way the world looked a year ago, the numbers showing the percent of people testing positive for COVID-19 look the same. Tarrant County elevated the coronavirus spread level to "high" on Friday, up from "moderate" in June, as the delta variant takes hold among unvaccinated people. "Those that are not vaccinated are going to have these outbreaks," Tarrant County Health Director Vinny Taneja said. "We're seeing that in neighboring states: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri. All of these areas have high surges going on primarily in unvaccinated people. And that's what we're starting to see here in Tarrant County as well."