A 69-year-old McLennan County man and a Bell County resident have both died of the new coronavirus, officials said Thursday.

Bell County health officials announced the county's third death during a news conference early Thursday afternoon.

The patient was a man who died on Wednesday, but no further details were immediately provided.

Waco Mayor Kyle Deaver announced the death of the McLennan County resident late Thursday morning.

The man, who wasn’t immediately identified, had underlying conditions.

He died Thursday morning at a local hospital.

“As we know, particular sectors of our community are acutely at risk for serious symptoms that may ultimately prove fatal,” Deaver said.

“We continue to take every action to protect and to inform vulnerable populations and we encourage our healthy residents to bear in mind the potential cost of the virus’ spread. This is a tragic development, but not an unforeseen one.”

The unattended death of a 61-year-old McLennan County man is under investigation, meanwhile, to determine whether the virus was involved.

G.W. Carver Middle School Principal Phillip Perry died of complications from the virus on March 31.

The virus earlier claimed two lives in Bell County, a man diagnosed with COVID-19 who died on Monday and a Temple woman in her 80s diagnosed with the virus who died on March 26.

A Mexia woman in her late 50s to early 60s with underlying health conditions died on March 31 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia after she was diagnosed with COVID-19.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in McLennan County rose to 66 Thursday with the confirmation of four additional cases involving two residents in their 20s, one in the 40s and one in the 60s.

Seven patients remain hospitalized, three of whom are in critical condition.

Thirty four have recovered and 81 are being actively monitored.

Bell County was reporting a total of 84 cases on Thursday, the latest of which include a Harker Heights woman in her 60s, a Belton man in his 60s, a Temple man in his 50s, a Killeen man in his 20s, a Killeen woman in her 40s, a female Killeen resident younger than 20, a Killeen man in his 50s, two Killeen women in their 50s, and a Killeen man in his 50s.

Twenty four patients in Bell County have recovered.

Bell County Residence/age range/gender/date confirmed

Belton 20-29 M 3/12/2020

Bell County 70-79 M 3/15/2020

Temple 60-69 M 3/17/2020

Temple 60-69 F 3/17/2020

Killeen 40-49 F 3/18/2020

Temple 50-59 F 3/18/2020

Temple 60-69 M 3/18/2020

Bell County 30-39 M 3/18/2020

Temple 30-39 F 3/21/2020

Temple 60-69 M 3/21/2020

Killeen 40-49 M 3/21/2020

Temple 20-29 F 3/22/2020

Temple 80-89 F 3/22/2020

Temple 30-39 F 3/22/2020

Temple 50-59 M 3/23/2020

Temple 50-59 F 3/23/2020

Temple 40-49 F 3/23/2020

Temple 20-29 F 3/24/2020

Temple 30-39 F 3/25/2020

Killeen 50-59 F 3/25/2020

Killeen 60-69 M 3/27/2020

Belton