FORT WORTH, Texas — With the first positive case of COVID-19 being confirmed in Tarrant County tonight, the total cases in Texas is now 16.

Tarrant County is the county where Fort Worth is in, but the exact city of the case has not been released.

Health officials are not releasing much information on the patient; only that the man had traveled to a conference in Kentucky during late February.

Last night, 3 positive cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Collin County, Texas, Which is also in North Texas.

Keep checking kristv.com for more updates.