At least 1 in 5 Texans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Vaccine doses reported

decreased

An average of 212,672 vaccine doses were reported each day in the last week. As of April 19, 22.7% of Texans have been fully vaccinated.

Hospitalizations

decreased

by 35 patients compared with a week ago. As of April 20, 2,967 Texans are hospitalized for the coronavirus.

Average new cases

decreased

by 284 cases compared with the seven-day average a week ago. On April 20, 3,554 new confirmed cases and 821 new probable cases were reported.

Average new deaths

decreased

by 6 deaths compared with the seven-day average a week ago. On April 20, 57 new deaths were reported.

By Texas Tribune Staff Published: April 14, 2020 Updated: April 20, 2021

The Texas Tribune is using daily data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus vaccinations, cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The state data comes from vaccine providers, city and county health departments, hospitals and laboratories. It may not represent all cases of the disease given limited testing.

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What you should know:

This week: The national pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations is already affecting harder-hit communities in Texas who benefit from the single-shot vaccine. The state is beating the national rate of seniors who are fully vaccinated, but unique challenges keep it from moving up in the rankings for vaccinating its entire population.
Everyone age 16 and older is eligible for the vaccine in Texas, regardless of occupation or health status. Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott has banned state agencies and state-funded organizations from requiring proof of a vaccine.
Although average new cases and hospitalizations have decreased since January, health experts advise people to keep masking and get vaccinated. Cases and hospitalizations have not surged since Abbott rescinded the mask mandate and allowed businesses to operate at full capacity in March, but it may be too soon to judge the effects of the order.

How many Texans have been vaccinated?

As of April 19, 10.2 million people have received at least one dose and 6.6 million people, or 22.7% of Texas’ population, are fully vaccinated. A total of 16.2 million doses have been administered. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses, and the Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires one dose.

Texas received its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14. Starting March 29, everyone age 16 and older, regardless of occupation or health status, is eligible for the vaccine.

COVID-19 vaccine doses reported each day

The state has administered 16.2 million doses as of April 19. The number of doses reported each day includes doses administered on previous days. Vaccine doses remain in short supply.

Health experts estimate 75% to 90% of Texans would need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity. This is about 22 million people, or nearly 100% of adults in the state. The state is still far from reaching that threshold, even when considering people who have some immunity from a previous case of COVID-19. The CDC recommends people previously infected get vaccinated because scientists aren’t sure how long immunity lasts for them.

The state’s vaccination effort has faced geographic, demographic and data challenges, many of which are unique to Texas, including a higher-than-average number of people who are too young to get the vaccine and a sluggish data collection system that can take days to publicly report doses administered.

Percent of Texans who are fully vaccinated

Health experts estimate 75% to 90% of Texans need to achieve immunity to COVID-19 to reach herd immunity. As of April 19, about 22.7% of Texas’ 29 million people have been fully vaccinated. Vaccines are not approved for children under 16, who make up about 23% of the population.

Some Texans, particularly in far-flung parts of the state, have resorted to traveling hundreds of miles away from their homes to get immunized. A third of the population lives in more rural areas, where health care is harder to access. State health officials have rolled out vaccine hubs to help administer shots, although many areas don’t have one.

Percent fully vaccinated by county

The percentage of residents fully vaccinated by county shows which areas have higher rates of immunization compared to the statewide rate.

Who is getting vaccinated?

The first groups eligible for vaccines were long-term care facility residents and staff, Texans age 65 and older, front-line health care workers and people age 16 and older with qualifying health conditions. The virus has mostly killed people 60 years and older, prompting urgency in efforts to vaccinate older Texans.

Percent of Texans fully vaccinated by age group

The percent of residents vaccinated by age shows which age groups have been vaccinated at higher rates. Texas' population skews younger — nearly half are between ages 16 and 49, and about 23% are under 16.

The distribution of the vaccine is unequal, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Among people who have received at least one shot, the percent of white recipients is roughly in line with their proportion of the state's population, while Hispanic and Black residents are being vaccinated at lower rates.

Advocates say that language barriers and lack of access to health care providers and transportation have contributed to these disparities. Lower income individuals also face challenges trying to book a vaccine appointment through a process that favors people who have easy access to the internet and transportation.

The Hispanic and Black populations in Texas are younger compared with the state’s white residents, which also contributes to the disparities. Almost 30% of the Hispanic population is under 16, and none of the vaccines are approved for children. A majority of Texans age 80 and older are white.

Percent of Texans fully vaccinated by race and ethnicity

This chart shows the percent of Texans who have been vaccinated by race and ethnicity. None of the vaccines are approved for people under 16.

Where are most of the COVID-19 cases in Texas?

As of April 20, the state has reported around 2.4 million confirmed cases in 254 counties and 403,887 probable cases in 224 counties since the pandemic began. Confirmed cases are detected by molecular tests, such as PCR tests, which are taken with a nasal swab and are highly accurate according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Probable cases are detected through rapid-result antigen tests, which are faster and less accurate.

These totals may differ from what county and city health departments report. The Tribune is measuring both the number of cases in each county and the rate of cases per 1,000 residents in the last two weeks.

New confirmed and probable cases reported in the last two weeks

The number of cases reported in the last two weeks shows where outbreaks are occurring. Because some counties aren’t reporting probable cases, not all counties are comparable to one another.

Note: The number of total confirmed and probable cases in some counties includes backlogged cases. DSHS has reported 185,434 backlogged cases since Aug. 17. Counties may report a reduction in new cases over 14 days as data is cleaned and verified.

*A total of 30 counties have not reported any probable cases.

County	New cases last 14 days	Per 1,000 People	Total confirmed cases	Total probable cases	Total deaths
Harris	6,237	1.3	386,556	0*	6,089
Dallas	3,681	1.4	255,407	40,638	3,946
Tarrant	3,407	1.7	214,449	40,274	2,977
Bexar	2,825	1.4	177,595	36,082	3,427
El Paso	2,126	2.5	132,686	0*	2,623
Travis	1,697	1.4	81,342	0*	979
Collin	1,472	1.5	73,352	15,415	811
Hidalgo	991	1.2	57,572	28,056	2,504
Fort Bend	1,802	2.4	56,229	9,229	649
Denton	1,264	1.5	54,219	19,205	740

Lubbock	104	0.3	48,751	0*	782
Webb	132	0.5	43,376	0*	781
Montgomery	1,455	2.5	41,356	9,620	543
Cameron	834	2	39,698	0*	1,461
Williamson	1,139	2.1	38,140	6,383	461
Galveston	854	2.6	32,824	5,486	400
Brazoria	942	2.6	30,401	6,293	474
Nueces	757	2.1	26,844	11,248	682
McLennan	367	1.5	26,603	0*	465
Bell	334	1	22,058	0*	407
Brazos	701	3.1	22,006	3,971	245
Jefferson	325	1.3	19,337	0*	415
Ellis	222	1.3	18,740	3,672	309
Hays	594	2.8	17,876	1,954	205
Midland	174	1	17,215	0*	266
Potter	100	0.8	17,210	0*	383
Johnson	129	0.8	16,667	2,868	364
Randall	98	0.7	16,514	0*	276
Wichita	64	0.5	14,909	0*	374
Kaufman	147	1.2	13,199	2,526	253
Parker	97	0.7	12,307	3,130	176
Smith	244	1.1	11,560	8,307	459
Grayson	108	0.8	11,206	0*	339
Guadalupe	213	1.3	10,715	3,552	208
Maverick	45	0.8	10,407	0*	351
Rockwall	120	1.2	9,192	2,115	152
Ector	210	1.3	8,656	8,255	363
Victoria	204	2.2	8,383	9	199
Walker	99	1.4	7,865	885	125
Val Verde	26	0.5	7,823	0*	217
Starr	92	1.4	7,714	1,701	296
Taylor	89	0.7	7,168	8,343	399
Bastrop	198	2.3	6,944	2,191	91
Coryell	62	0.8	6,859	264	85
Hale	8	0.2	6,092	0*	155
Gregg	66	0.5	6,058	4,933	351
Wise	36	0.5	6,015	1,225	119
Liberty	125	1.5	5,789	1,788	178
Hunt	0	0	5,498	0*	165
Comal	234	1.7	5,308	4,690	291
Caldwell	75	1.8	5,161	324	96
Angelina	179	2	4,846	3,575	275
Chambers	183	4.4	4,830	0*	26
Anderson	39	0.7	4,759	1,329	118
Bowie	22	0.2	4,685	2,203	210
Tom Green	157	1.3	4,639	8,269	269
Hood	40	0.7	4,286	2,177	126
Atascosa	31	0.6	4,247	1,433	150
Burnet	110	2.4	4,097	527	63
Orange	181	2.2	4,079	4,229	145
Henderson	48	0.6	3,845	1,923	184
Medina	37	0.7	3,759	1,141	103
Hill	23	0.6	3,758	683	106
Jim Wells	56	1.4	3,636	547	97
Wharton	60	1.4	3,575	444	113
Uvalde	26	1	3,433	127	72
Navarro	0	0	3,417	2,245	139
Waller	97	1.9	3,372	632	46
Nacogdoches	55	0.8	3,350	1,090	167
San Patricio	64	1	3,267	1,032	147
Grimes	31	1.1	3,250	343	66
Washington	76	2.2	3,240	731	90
Wilson	42	0.9	3,235	1,150	68
Matagorda	173	4.7	3,231	548	102
Cooke	16	0.4	3,153	503	70
Bee	11	0.3	3,104	377	72
Howard	45	1.2	3,013	1,586	101
Erath	29	0.7	2,818	1,316	68
Titus	11	0.3	2,698	976	84
Lamar	27	0.5	2,658	3,139	154
Hardin	231	4.1	2,640	2,945	109
Van Zandt	57	1	2,609	1,583	116
Fannin	19	0.6	2,605	851	108
Palo Pinto	15	0.5	2,481	387	74
Harrison	55	0.8	2,437	2,325	105
Hockley	22	1	2,407	393	102
Willacy	30	1.4	2,403	191	88
Gonzales	14	0.7	2,349	351	57
Scurry	3	0.2	2,333	81	62
Cherokee	25	0.5	2,252	1,881	136
Kerr	32	0.6	2,234	2,154	86
Rusk	22	0.4	2,204	1,701	106
Frio	42	2.1	2,196	600	48
Limestone	30	1.3	2,112	616	75
Deaf Smith	29	1.5	2,096	691	66
Moore	15	0.7	2,092	355	72
Brown	-8	-0.2	1,979	2,230	118
Gray	3	0.1	1,968	331	55
Jones	-48	-2.4	1,966	692	53
Lavaca	33	1.6	1,957	486	75
Wood	25	0.6	1,955	1,425	125
Burleson	36	2	1,936	429	44
Young	8	0.4	1,920	228	44
Kleberg	33	1.1	1,906	669	93
DeWitt	-10	-0.5	1,901	0*	59
Falls	15	0.9	1,856	190	32
Lampasas	27	1.3	1,814	331	32
Calhoun	41	1.9	1,813	421	23
Andrews	3	0.2	1,812	0*	47
Karnes	96	6.2	1,788	256	36
Lamb	1	0.1	1,772	489	82
Austin	54	1.8	1,753	359	34
Montague	1	0.1	1,749	316	71
Dawson	8	0.6	1,730	0*	68
Madison	14	1	1,700	239	28
Gillespie	14	0.5	1,695	829	49
Terry	4	0.3	1,690	0*	56
Kendall	38	0.9	1,678	1,523	72
Dimmit	190	18.2	1,676	330	31
Robertson	20	1.2	1,673	413	40
Zavala	5	0.4	1,643	209	40
Wilbarger	3	0.2	1,611	284	55
Fayette	86	3.4	1,594	1,048	60
Hopkins	17	0.5	1,589	1,463	108
Zapata	-15	-1	1,569	193	36
Jackson	35	2.4	1,529	261	31
Nolan	3	0.2	1,528	0*	51
Hutchinson	-1	0	1,521	477	71
Polk	90	1.8	1,452	1,729	108
Gaines	10	0.5	1,431	0*	43
Milam	19	0.8	1,404	1,084	47
Colorado	30	1.4	1,385	314	30
Bosque	15	0.8	1,349	305	33
Childress	-16	-2.2	1,344	40	17
Upshur	16	0.4	1,331	1,900	74
Pecos	16	1	1,320	268	34
Leon	14	0.8	1,262	351	42
Cass	26	0.9	1,186	706	81
Comanche	2	0.1	1,170	354	51
Llano	23	1.1	1,161	473	51
Duval	12	1.1	1,104	123	41
Freestone	34	1.7	1,071	777	49
Reeves	7	0.5	1,014	699	43
Lee	24	1.4	1,003	1,144	39
Ochiltree	15	1.5	991	123	26
Panola	10	0.4	974	611	74
Jasper	34	1	968	1,461	88
Bandera	16	0.7	960	393	27
Aransas	15	0.6	945	287	38
Clay	0	0	937	89	16
Eastland	5	0.3	936	401	48
Shelby	41	1.6	927	731	66
La Salle	1	0.1	906	143	28
Parmer	-4	-0.4	897	364	35
Houston	20	0.9	887	721	51
Yoakum	4	0.5	871	0*	27
Live Oak	8	0.7	868	257	22
San Jacinto	51	1.8	852	376	36
Brewster	1	0.1	832	87	16
Dallam	11	1.5	818	137	24
Camp	19	1.5	815	411	42
Runnels	2	0.2	781	492	37
Castro	8	1	707	269	32
Hamilton	7	0.8	706	57	26
Ward	18	1.5	705	473	24
Archer	1	0.1	685	110	12
Brooks	11	1.5	666	123	36
Presidio	2	0.3	640	170	24
Lynn	2	0.3	618	0*	23
Bailey	5	0.7	604	216	19
Callahan	3	0.2	603	572	39
Mitchell	1	0.1	600	0*	30
Blanco	11	1	593	125	20
Mills	3	0.6	591	62	21
Somervell	2	0.2	587	472	14
Tyler	23	1.1	581	713	37
Morris	6	0.5	577	283	33
Jim Hogg	2	0.4	577	33	16
Refugio	5	0.7	575	67	20
Winkler	12	1.5	570	193	21
San Saba	-14	-2.3	527	256	23
Jack	-1	-0.1	520	79	16
Hemphill	-2	-0.5	517	44	2
Hartley	-1	-0.2	516	108	2
Trinity	17	1.2	515	216	24
Franklin	7	0.7	498	216	26
Coleman	1	0.1	484	255	32
Wheeler	8	1.5	475	55	10
Swisher	1	0.1	437	377	17
Stephens	9	1	436	342	25
Hudspeth	-1	-0.2	435	75	11
McCulloch	0	0	409	158	19
Red River	9	0.7	401	278	37
Rains	2	0.2	397	388	25
Crosby	3	0.5	392	261	29
Hansford	12	2.2	388	501	24
Floyd	7	1.2	370	472	30
Hall	0	0	360	101	14
Carson	17	2.8	355	164	14
Martin	12	2.1	354	277	18
Marion	4	0.4	346	185	33
Culberson	3	1.4	336	24	9
San Augustine	10	1.2	329	236	32
Kinney	0	0	326	14	6
Hardeman	1	0.3	315	57	12
Lipscomb	16	4.7	301	32	12
Newton	12	0.9	297	308	35
Fisher	-2	-0.5	290	0*	14
Sutton	1	0.3	284	195	8
Goliad	2	0.3	279	157	13
Real	2	0.6	274	36	12
Cochran	9	3.1	259	44	15
Garza	8	1.3	254	233	22
Mason	-2	-0.5	241	148	6
Collingsworth	4	1.3	241	81	9
Concho	3	0.9	232	143	8
Coke	13	3.9	223	234	12
Crockett	-2	-0.6	217	356	15
Kimble	-1	-0.2	207	53	6
Crane	3	0.6	203	320	12
Haskell	0	0	200	241	27
Edwards	1	0.5	199	49	6
Donley	2	0.6	199	183	15
Reagan	0	0	197	180	8
Sherman	5	1.6	189	32	12
Delta	3	0.6	178	136	11
Knox	-30	-8.1	171	86	17
Sabine	7	0.7	167	349	43
Jeff Davis	0	0	149	38	5
Cottle	0	0	143	47	7
Menard	0	0	142	65	9
Oldham	-1	-0.5	137	131	4
Armstrong	3	1.5	132	50	6
Shackelford	5	1.5	130	132	5
Baylor	0	0	125	171	12
Schleicher	2	0.7	122	113	6
Dickens	1	0.5	111	68	10
Briscoe	2	1.4	92	66	5
Foard	0	0	87	34	10
Upton	-3	-0.8	70	308	10
Terrell	-1	-1.1	64	10	2
McMullen	0	0	64	19	5
Roberts	2	2.5	56	5	1
Irion	0	0	52	71	1
Motley	4	3.2	51	55	8
Throckmorton	0	0	50	23	5
Stonewall	0	0	49	107	6
Sterling	0	0	49	58	4
Kent	1	1.5	41	63	2
Glasscock	4	2.6	41	63	2
Borden	0	0	22	9	2
Kenedy	1	1.8	19	18	2
King	0	0	5	6	0
Loving	0	0	1	0*	0

Statewide	41,437	1.4	2,444,933	403,887	48,677

How many people are in the hospital?

On April 20, there were at least 2,967 hospitalized patients in Texas with confirmed coronavirus infections. This data does not account for people who are hospitalized but have not gotten a positive test.

Total current hospitalizations

The state says roughly 2% to 6% of Texas hospitals do not report hospitalizations data each day. The average number of hospitalizations reported over the past seven days shows how the situation has changed over time by de-emphasizing daily swings.

9% of hospitals or more reported incomplete data

On April 20, the state reported 12,207 available staffed hospital beds, including 1,069 available staffed ICU beds statewide. COVID-19 patients currently occupy 4.7% of total hospital beds.

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How many people have died?

The first death linked to the coronavirus in Texas occurred March 15, 2020 in Matagorda County. As of April 20, 48,677 people who tested positive for the virus have died in Texas. DSHS counts deaths based on death certificates that list COVID-19 as the cause of death, which excludes deaths of people with COVID-19 who died of another cause.

[ This timeline tracks COVID-19’s rampage through Texas over the last year ]

Some regions with the highest mortality rates are predominantly Hispanic. The virus has been more deadly in Hidalgo and Cameron counties in the Rio Grande Valley, where death rates rival more populous parts of the state like Dallas and San Antonio. In El Paso County, thousands of residents have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, placing the region far ahead of other major urban counties in deaths per 1,000 residents.

New deaths from coronavirus reported each day

The average number of deaths reported over the past seven days shows how the situation has changed over time by de-emphasizing daily swings.

How many new cases are reported each day?

The state reports the number of new confirmed cases and probable cases of the coronavirus in Texas each day, which excludes backlogged cases. The number of new cases reported drops on weekends, when labs are less likely to report new data to the state. New variants of the coronavirus that seem to spread more easily have been found in Texas, though preliminary studies suggest that vaccinations are still effective against the variants.

The state reports very limited demographic data for people who have had COVID-19, so the impact on Texans of color is difficult to measure.

New confirmed cases of coronavirus each day

The state has reported roughly 2.4 million confirmed cases in Texas. The average number of confirmed cases reported over the past seven days shows how the situation has changed over time by de-emphasizing daily swings. Confirmed cases are detected through molecular tests.

There are 403,887 known probable cases in 224 counties, including 821 newly reported cases on April 20. The state began reporting probable cases, which can be detected through antigen tests, in November. A total of 30 counties, including Harris, Travis, and El Paso, are not reporting probable cases to the state, though antigen tests may take place there.

How many coronavirus tests are coming back positive?

The positivity rate measures how prevalent the virus is in Texas. A rate over 10% puts states in the “red zone,” according to federal guidance. During Texas’ two largest outbreaks, the rate exceeded 20%, meaning 1 in 5 tests were positive.

This rate is calculated by dividing the average number of confirmed cases by the average number of molecular tests conducted over the last seven days. This shows how the situation has changed over time by deemphasizing daily swings.

7-day average for the positivity rate

The state calculates the positivity rate by dividing confirmed cases by total molecular tests. Because this formula relies on the date on which the test was administered, the rates for previous days are recalculated as more test results from those dates come in.

State did not release testing data

DSHS reports a second positivity rate based only on rapid-result antigen tests, which detect probable cases. As of April 19, the rate was 3% out of 3.7 million tests.

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How many tests have been administered?

As of April 19, Texas has administered 27.3 million tests for the coronavirus since March 2020. We do not know the number of Texans who have gotten a test because some people are tested more than once. The state’s tally does not include pending tests.

Coronavirus test results reported to the state each day

The average number of tests reported over the past seven days shows how the situation has changed over time by de-emphasizing daily swings. State officials report three types of tests. Viral tests such as molecular and antigen tests determine whether someone currently has the virus. Antibody tests detect whether someone was previously infected.

Molecular tests
Antigen tests
Antibody tests
State did not classify the type of test
Viral tests were not broken down by molecular or antigen

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What else should I know about this data?

These numbers come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, which typically updates statewide case counts by 4 p.m. each day.

In order to publish data quickly, the state has to bypass what is normally a monthslong process of reviewing infectious disease data and performing quality checks before publishing. That’s why all of these numbers and information are provisional and subject to change.

The state’s data includes cases from federal immigration detention centers, federal prisons and starting in mid-May, some state prisons. It does not include cases reported at military bases.

Texas' population estimate is from the Census Bureau's 2019 one-year American Community Survey. Population estimates for the state’s counties are from the 2019 five-year survey, which captures smaller counties. The state’s population by race, ethnicity and age group are from the Census Bureau’s 2019 Vintage population estimates.

Notes about the data:

On March 24, 2020, the state changed how it reported numbers resulting in a sharp increase in cases.

Antibody tests were included in the new total tests counts for each day before May 14. Previously, the state had counted about 50,000 total antibody tests as virus tests, artificially deflating the positivity rate.

After a system upgrade on June 7 resulting in incomplete test data, the state revised the test numbers for June 6 to show a decrease in total viral tests. The testing numbers for June 6 are not shown in the test results by day chart.

On June 16, the state included 1,476 cases previously reported by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from Anderson and Brazoria counties in its cumulative case count. The new cases for June 16 do not include those cases.

On July 17, the state received about 5,268 additional cases from Bexar County. The state only included 608 of those cases as new confirmed cases for that day and added the rest to the cumulative count.

On July 19, the state removed 3,676 duplicate antibody tests from the previous day’s total.

From July 23 to July 28, between 9% and 18% of hospitals reported incomplete hospitalization numbers due to changes in reporting to meet federal requirements.

On July 25, the state removed 2,092 probable cases from the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District that had been previously included in the cumulative case count.

On July 27, the state began reporting deaths based on death certificates that state COVID-19 as the cause of death. On that day, more than 400 previously unreported deaths were added to the total death toll due to the reporting change.

On July 30, the state said an “automation error” caused approximately 225 deaths to be incorrectly added to the overall death count; a subsequent quality check revealed COVID-19 was not the direct cause of death in these cases. We updated the cumulative numbers for July 27-29 to account for this error. The automation error also caused us to incorrectly state the percentage of Hispanics who have died of COVID-19 and the number of previously unreported deaths on July 27. These have been corrected.

On Aug. 3, the state removed 536 duplicate confirmed cases from the overall cases count for Bexar County. Bexar County reported 471 new confirmed cases on this date.

On Aug. 7, DSHS started dividing viral tests into molecular and antigen tests on their site. We’ve combined the two to come up with the total number of viral tests.

On Aug. 7, DSHS reported that some molecular tests had been miscoded, inflating the number of antibody tests over the previous couple of days. This was corrected, resulting in the number of antibody tests to decline from the 6th to the 7th. Because a breakdown of these tests is not available, the charts are showing the inflated numbers on those days.

On Aug. 10, the number of new cases reported did not include new cases from Nueces County due to a “large backlog of positive lab reports” that the county was working through.

In mid-August, several labs submitted large backlogs of tests to the state, which could not have been added until coding errors were fixed and a system update was complete. Because of this, the state reported a record number of tests on Aug. 13. Of those 124,000 tests, approximately 95,000 were from one lab serving several hospitals.

At the same time, DSHS started reporting backlogged cases during their daily updates. They are listed, by month, on the DSHS site. In all instances, these cases were added to the cumulative statewide total, as well as the cumulative count for the county listed on their site. They were not added to the new cases reported for the state that day.

In December, DSHS also began reporting the number of backlogged probable cases. Here’s the total number of backlogged cases reported each day, broken down by case type.

Date	Total backlogged cases
April 20	Confirmed: 595; Probable: 1,289
April 19	Confirmed: 21
April 18	Confirmed: 73; Probable: 8
April 17	Confirmed: 157; Probable: 95
April 16	Confirmed: 146; Probable: 127
April 15	Confirmed: 154; Probable: 71
April 14	Confirmed: 142; Probable: 18
April 13	Confirmed: 867; Probable: 989
April 12	Confirmed: 47
April 11	Confirmed: 42; Probable: 5

April 10	Confirmed: 393; Probable: 144
April 9	Confirmed: 237; Probable: 147
April 8	Confirmed: 1,262; Probable: 260
April 7	Confirmed: 390; Probable: 56
April 6	Confirmed: 778; Probable: 826
April 5	Confirmed: 67; Probable: 2
April 4	Confirmed: 30
April 3	Confirmed: 178; Probable: 22
April 2	Confirmed: 114; Probable: 37
April 1	Confirmed: 106; Probable: 25
March 31	Confirmed: 376; Probable: 35
March 30	Confirmed: 87; Probable: 72
March 29	Confirmed: 457; Probable: 912
March 28	Confirmed: 123; Probable: 7
March 27	Confirmed: 120; Probable: 70
March 26	Confirmed: 2,345; Probable: 258
March 25	Confirmed: 170; Probable: 109
March 24	Confirmed: 527; Probable: 159
March 23	Confirmed: 226; Probable: 100
March 22	Confirmed: 212; Probable: 551
March 21	Confirmed: 72; Probable: 5
March 20	Confirmed: 83; Probable: 38
March 19	Confirmed: 126; Probable: 53
March 18	Confirmed: 133; Probable: 35
March 17	Confirmed: 250; Probable: 80
March 16	Confirmed: 179; Probable: 51
March 15	Confirmed: 463; Probable: 670
March 14	Confirmed: 280; Probable: 1
March 13	Confirmed: 251; Probable: 17
March 12	Confirmed: 317; Probable: 110
March 11	Confirmed: 548; Probable: 154
March 10	Confirmed: 227; Probable: 226
March 9	Confirmed: 413; Probable: 93
March 8	Confirmed: 787; Probable: 508
March 7	Confirmed: 530; Probable: 3
March 6	Confirmed: 704; Probable: 153
March 5	Confirmed: 786; Probable: 154
March 4	Confirmed: 1,550; Probable: 575
March 3	Confirmed: 1,422; Probable: 219
March 2	Confirmed: 287; Probable: 205
March 1	Confirmed: 1,482; Probable: 358
Feb. 28	Confirmed: 155; Probable: 24
Feb. 27	Confirmed: 2,886; Probable: 104
Feb. 26	Confirmed: 443; Probable: 180
Feb. 25	Confirmed: 304; Probable: 182
Feb. 24	Confirmed: 365; Probable: 152
Feb. 23	Confirmed: 463; Probable: 1,642
Feb. 22	Confirmed: 3,399; Probable: 334
Feb. 21	Confirmed: 209; Probable: 16
Feb. 20	Confirmed: 230; Probable: 24
Feb. 19	Confirmed: 120; Probable: 26
Feb. 18	Confirmed: 99; Probable: 20
Feb. 17	Confirmed: 146; Probable: 114
Feb. 16	Confirmed: 301; Probable: 16
Feb. 15	Confirmed: 463
Feb. 14	Confirmed: 345; Probable: 36
Feb. 13	Confirmed: 405; Probable: 60
Feb. 12	Confirmed: 1,051; Probable: 80
Feb. 11	Confirmed: 597; Probable: 108
Feb. 10	Confirmed: 486; Probable: 287
Feb. 9	Confirmed: 469; Probable: 88
Feb. 8	Confirmed: 208; Probable: 3
Feb. 7	Confirmed: 142; Probable: 40
Feb. 6	Confirmed: 421; Probable: 284
Feb. 5	Confirmed: 411; Probable: 194
Feb. 4	Confirmed: 297; Probable: 238
Feb. 3	Confirmed: 389; Probable: 288
Feb. 2	Confirmed: 608; Probable: 355
Feb. 1	Confirmed: 16,142; Probable: 1,536
Jan. 31	Confirmed: 305; Probable: 30
Jan. 30	Confirmed: 1,068; Probable: 392
Jan. 29	Confirmed: 476; Probable: 226
Jan. 28	Confirmed: 547; Probable: 299
Jan. 27	Confirmed: 341; Probable: 328
Jan. 26	Confirmed: 665; Probable: 145
Jan. 25	Confirmed: 319; Probable: 103
Jan. 24	Confirmed: 445; Probable: 31
Jan. 23	Confirmed: 421; Probable: 207
Jan. 22	Confirmed: 372; Probable: 434
Jan. 21	Confirmed: 594; Probable: 344
Jan. 20	Confirmed: 505; Probable: 303
Jan. 19	Confirmed: 53; Probable: 42
Jan. 18	Confirmed: 618; Probable: 167
Jan. 17	Confirmed: 302; Probable: 58
Jan. 16	Confirmed: 487; Probable: 167
Jan. 15	Confirmed: 647; Probable: 223
Jan. 14	Confirmed: 140; Probable: 170
Jan. 13	Confirmed: 290; Probable: 245
Jan. 12	Confirmed: 637; Probable: 114
Jan. 11	Confirmed: 180; Probable: 3
Jan. 10	Confirmed: 236; Probable: 27
Jan. 9	Confirmed: 502; Probable: 90
Jan. 8	Confirmed: 449; Probable: 125
Jan. 7	Confirmed: 507; Probable: 153
Jan. 6	Confirmed: 279; Probable: 101
Jan. 5	Confirmed: 1,312; Probable: 138
Jan. 4	Confirmed: 122; Probable: 121
Jan. 3	Confirmed: 46; Probable: 4
Jan. 2	Confirmed: 281
Jan. 1	Confirmed: 139; Probable: 145
Dec. 31	Confirmed: 381; Probable: 92
Dec. 30	Confirmed: 308; Probable: 105
Dec. 29	Confirmed: 1,030; Probable: 244
Dec. 28	Confirmed: 964; Probable: 1
Dec. 27	Confirmed: 415; Probable: 74
Dec. 26	Confirmed: 129; Probable: 10
Dec. 25	Confirmed: 219; Probable: 20
Dec. 24	Confirmed: 517; Probable: 155
Dec. 23	Confirmed: 655; Probable: 118
Dec. 22	Confirmed: 1,125; Probable: 97
Dec. 21	Confirmed: 902; Probable: 44
Dec. 20	Confirmed: 150; Probable: 14
Dec. 19	Confirmed: 891; Probable: 128
Dec. 18	Confirmed: 1,061; Probable: 112
Dec. 17	Confirmed: 614; Probable: 194
Dec. 16	Confirmed: 671; Probable: 124
Dec. 15	Confirmed: 824; Probable: 250
Dec. 14	Confirmed: 126; Probable: 1
Dec. 13	Confirmed: 156; Probable: 43
Dec. 12	Confirmed: 446; Probable: 96
Dec. 11	Confirmed: 319; Probable: 81
Dec. 10	Confirmed: 335
Dec. 9	Confirmed: 248
Dec. 8	Confirmed: 415
Dec. 7	Confirmed: 179
Dec. 6	Confirmed: 137
Dec. 5	Confirmed: 296
Dec. 4	Confirmed: 263
Dec. 3	Confirmed: 582
Dec. 2	Confirmed: 1,666
Dec. 1	Confirmed: 1,227
Nov. 30	Confirmed: 139
Nov. 29	Confirmed: 163
Nov. 28	Confirmed: 70
Nov. 27	Confirmed: 1,043
Nov. 26	Confirmed: 213
Nov. 25	Confirmed: 961
Nov. 24	Confirmed: 394
Nov. 23	Confirmed: 128
Nov. 22	Confirmed: 197
Nov. 21	Confirmed: 229
Nov. 20	Confirmed: 274
Nov. 19	Confirmed: 207
Nov. 18	Confirmed: 383
Nov. 17	Confirmed: 799
Nov. 16	Confirmed: 310
Nov. 15	Confirmed: 171
Nov. 14	Confirmed: 296
Nov. 13	Confirmed: 600
Nov. 12	Confirmed: 2,705
Nov. 11	Confirmed: 1,313
Nov. 10	Confirmed: 346
Nov. 9	Confirmed: 606
Nov. 8	Confirmed: 281
Nov. 7	Confirmed: 333
Nov. 6	Confirmed: 324
Nov. 5	Confirmed: 262
Nov. 4	Confirmed: 579
Nov. 3	Confirmed: 301
Nov. 2	Confirmed: 420
Nov. 1	Confirmed: 148
Oct. 31	Confirmed: 325
Oct. 30	Confirmed: 818
Oct. 29	Confirmed: 669
Oct. 28	Confirmed: 452
Oct. 27	Confirmed: 237
Oct. 26	Confirmed: 282
Oct. 25	Confirmed: 511
Oct. 24	Confirmed: 374
Oct. 23	Confirmed: 712
Oct. 22	Confirmed: 374
Oct. 21	Confirmed: 261
Oct. 20	Confirmed: 174
Oct. 19	Confirmed: 2,475
Oct. 18	Confirmed: 168
Oct. 17	Confirmed: 319
Oct. 16	Confirmed: 188
Oct. 15	Confirmed: 111
Oct. 14	Confirmed: 262
Oct. 13	Confirmed: 80
Oct. 12	Confirmed: 264
Oct. 11	Confirmed: 156
Oct. 10	Confirmed: 184
Oct. 9	Confirmed: 386
Oct. 8	Confirmed: 452
Oct. 7	Confirmed: 345
Oct. 6	Confirmed: 260
Oct. 5	Confirmed: 1,217
Oct. 4	Confirmed: 703
Oct. 3	Confirmed: 3,660
Oct. 2	Confirmed: 774
Oct. 1	Confirmed: 300
Sept. 30	Confirmed: 348
Sept. 29	Confirmed: 250
Sept. 28	Confirmed: 2,693
Sept. 27	Confirmed: 402
Sept. 26	Confirmed: 1,603
Sept. 25	Confirmed: 1,327
Sept. 24	Confirmed: 480
Sept. 23	Confirmed: 415
Sept. 22	Confirmed: 13,856
Sept. 21	Confirmed: 7,060
Sept. 20	Confirmed: 225
Sept. 19	Confirmed: 394
Sept. 18	Confirmed: 514
Sept. 17	Confirmed: 529
Sept. 16	Confirmed: 2,617
Sept. 15	Confirmed: 526
Sept. 14	Confirmed: 1,416
Sept. 13	Confirmed: 5
Sept. 12	Confirmed: 419
Sept. 11	Confirmed: 59
Sept. 10	Confirmed: 166
Sept. 9	Confirmed: 168
Sept. 8	Confirmed: 5
Sept. 7	Confirmed: 3
Sept. 6	Confirmed: 195
Sept. 5	Confirmed: 30
Sept. 4	Confirmed: 1,267
Sept. 3	Confirmed: 62
Sept. 2	Confirmed: 177
Sept. 1	Confirmed: 248
Aug. 31	Confirmed: 241
Aug. 30	Confirmed: 65
Aug. 29	Confirmed: 30
Aug. 28	Confirmed: 59
Aug. 27	Confirmed: 541
Aug. 26	Confirmed: 94
Aug. 25	Confirmed: 255
Aug. 24	Confirmed: 93
Aug. 23	Confirmed: 905
Aug. 22	Confirmed: 616
Aug. 21	Confirmed: 370
Aug. 20	Confirmed: 380
Aug. 19	Confirmed: 550
Aug. 17	Confirmed: 5,195

On Aug. 24, the state was unable to update its testing numbers because of a power outage affecting multiple state agencies. The numbers, however, were added retroactively.

On Sept. 9, TDCJ reported 453 fewer cases among inmates in a state prison in Walker County. These were removed from the county’s total case count, as well as the statewide total.

On Sept. 12, the state said a data entry error caused 91 cases to be incorrectly added to the Sept. 11 statewide and Colorado County total case counts. We updated the cumulative numbers for Sept. 11 to account for this error.

On Sept. 14, DSHS began publishing a new version of the state’s positivity rate, which takes into account the date atest was administered. Previously, the state’s rate relied on the date a test was reported to health officials and verified as a case, which sometimes caused the rate to swing wildly after officials input large numbers of older, backlogged test results. The positivity rate calculation change revealed that the figure was higher in the spring than originally disclosed.

The same day, the state started deduplicating their test results, causing a drop in overall tests. This made the seven-day average of tests incalculable for one week.

Also on Sept. 14, Lamar County overstated their case count by 41 cases. These were removed on Sept. 15. The statewide cumulative case count was also adjusted to reflect this change.

On Sept. 16, case counts decreased in 12 counties. TDCJ reported reduced case counts in Bee and La Salle counties. Cases were deduplicated in Calhoun, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kerr, Lavaca, Orange, Roberts and Wharton counties. Shackelford and Swisher counties saw decreases after updating case information.

On Sept. 17, case counts decreased in 13 counties. TDCJ reported reduced case counts in Bee, Childress, Houston, Karnes, Madison and Walker counties. Cases were deduplicated in Bandera, Kendall, Titus and Zavala counties. Archer, Swisher and Yoakum counties saw decreases after updating case information.

On Sept. 18, case counts from TDCJ decreased in Anderson County by 1,070, which decreased the total number of cases for that county. Most of these cases were added back on Sept. 21. Also, TDCJ reported reduced case counts in Duval, Fannin, Grimes and Liberty counties. Bailey County saw a decrease after updating case information.

On Oct. 16, El Paso reported 1,555 new cases, which included cases from Oct. 15 and Oct. 16. The county previously did not report any new cases on Oct. 15.

On Oct. 20, some counties could not update their case counts because of an issue assigning cases to the correct jurisdiction in Texas Health Trace, an online system for contact tracing. These were added on Oct. 21.

On Oct. 29, the state removed 273 probable cases from Hays County that had been previously included in the cumulative case count.

On Oct. 30, the state removed 120 positive antigen cases from several counties that had been previously included in the cumulative case count.

On Oct. 31, the state removed 25 duplicate cases from several counties that had been previously included in the cumulative case count.

On Nov. 6, the state adjusted statewide and El Paso County cases after 1,563 cases that should have been reported Nov. 2 and 3 were instead reported Nov. 4.

On Nov. 9, the state removed 2,363 probable cases from Bexar County that had been previously included in the cumulative case count.

On Nov. 11, the state removed 260 overreported cases from Brazoria County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count.

On Nov. 14, the state removed 108 overreported cases from McCulloch County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count.

On Nov. 14, older cases were incorrectly added to the daily case counts in the following counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Calhoun, Dimmit, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Kendall, Kerr, Lavaca, Medina, Wilson and Zavala. The statewide new case count for that day was adjusted on Nov. 16.

On Nov. 16, the state was unable to update its testing data because of technical difficulties. The issue was resolved, and testing data reported for that date includes laboratory tests from both Nov. 15 and 16.

On Nov. 18, the state removed 2 overreported cases from Loving County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count for Nov. 17.

On Nov. 27, the state removed 87 duplicate cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count in the following counties: Concho, Mason, McCulloch and Winkler.

On Dec. 1, the state removed 270 overreported cases from Galveston County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count for Nov. 30.

On Dec. 4, the state removed 112 cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 2/3 due to incorrect addresses. The state also removed 33 cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 9/10 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Dec. 5, the state removed 30 cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 9/10 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Dec. 8, the state removed 1,228 probable cases from Lamar County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count. Those counts only include confirmed cases.

On Dec. 9, the state removed 8 overreported cases from Pecos County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative count for Dec. 8.

On Dec. 10, the state removed 88 cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 9/10 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Dec. 11, the state removed 96 cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 9/10 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Dec. 14, the state removed 14 confirmed cases and 258 probable cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 9/10 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Dec. 17, the state removed 14,220 probable and suspected cases that were previously included in the confirmed cases total.

On Dec. 30, the state added roughly 80,000 backlogged antibody tests from Carter BloodCare.

On Jan. 14, 2021, the state removed 1,403 overreported cases from Henderson County’s total case count for Jan. 13. The state also added 142 cases back to Fannin County’s total case count for Jan. 13 that were accidentally not included. This led to an adjustment of the total statewide count.

On Jan. 17, the state removed 1,632 probable cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 4/5 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Jan. 20, the state removed 82 confirmed cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for Pecos County due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Jan. 30, the state removed 335 confirmed cases from Hays County that had been previously included in the cumulative case count after a routine data audit.

On Jan. 31, the state removed 120 overreported cases from Cameron County’s case count for Jan. 30. The statewide cumulative case count was adjusted as well.

On Feb. 1, Region 7 reported 12,836 backlogged confirmed cases and 1,244 backlogged probable cases. These are included in the statewide backlog totals.

On Feb. 5, the state removed 63 confirmed cases that were previously included in the cumulative case count for counties in Region 7 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Feb. 8, the state removed 555 overreported probable cases from Brazoria County’s case count for Feb. 7. The statewide cumulative case count was adjusted as well.

On Feb. 9, the state removed 194 confirmed cases that had been previously included in the cumulative case count for Coryell County in Region 7 due to ongoing quality assurance processes. The state also removed 144 confirmed cases from the county on Feb. 10.

On Feb. 15, the counties in Region 8 did not update. Anderson, Angelina, Gregg, Henderson, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Rains, Sabine, San Augustine, Smith, Tyler, Van Zandt, and Wood counties also did not update.

On Feb. 16, the state removed 704 probable cases from several counties in Region 11 due to ongoing quality assurance processes.

On Feb. 20, the state corrected an error in reporting from Gray County, removing 100 cases.

On Feb. 25, the state removed 108 cases erroneously reported by TDCJ from Bee and Duval counties.

On Feb. 25 and Feb. 26, the number of confirmed cases for Medina County was overreported by 26 and 20 cases, respectively. The county and statewide cumulative totals have both been adjusted.

On March 1, Bexar County converted 1,843 previously reported probable cases into confirmed cases. The county and statewide cumulative totals have both been adjusted.

On March 2, the state removed 1,119 cases from Scurry County’s cumulative case count that were accidentally added in mid-February because of a reporting error. The county and statewide cumulative totals have both been adjusted.

On March 6, a technical issue caused the state to report fewer total antibody tests than the previous day.

On March 17, Region 7 reported two days of COVID-19 numbers. On March 16, they did not update due to technical issues.

On March 30, the state removed 1,000 overreported probable cases from Dallas County’s cumulative case count and the statewide cumulative case count.

In late March and early April, officials in Orange County removed duplicate cases, causing a drop in both probable and confirmed cases.

Corrections: Between May 27 and May 30, 2020: The tracker incorrectly stated our formula for calculating the average daily positivity rate. On three of those days, we also had a slightly different positive rate, but have updated our numbers to reflect the state's methodology.

On Sept. 14, 15 and 16: The tracker included incorrect numbers for cumulative statewide tests. On those dates, there had been 5,671,966, 5,729,318 and 5,780,424 tests, not 5,637,040, 5,671,966 and 5,729,318 tests, respectively.

On Sept. 21: The tracker included an incorrect number of total cases because of a DSHS error in reporting Bexar County’s backlogged cases. There were 1,742 cases statewide, not 1,732, and 2,078 backlogged cases in Bexar County, not 2,088.

On Oct. 13: The tracker included the incorrect number of cumulative cases and daily cases statewide because the state overreported the number of cases in Brazoria County by 159. There had been 800,256 cumulative cases, not 800,415, and 5,050 daily cases statewide, not 5,209.

On Nov. 21: The tracker included incorrect death counts for 19 counties due to an editing error: El Paso has 949 deaths, not 106; Ellis has 106 deaths, not 949; Deaf Smith has 36 deaths, not 44; Delta has one death, not 36; Denton has 200 deaths, not one; DeWitt has 44 deaths, not 200; La Salle has 14 deaths, not 10; Lamar has 66 deaths, not 14; Lamb has 35 deaths, not 66; Lampasas has 10 deaths, not 35; Madison has 12 deaths, not two; Marion has 15 deaths, not 59; Martin has 176 deaths, not 169; Mason has two deaths, not six; Matagorda has 59 deaths, not 175; Maverick has 169 deaths, not one; McCullouch has six deaths, not 12; McLennan has 175 deaths, not 15 and McMullen has one death, not 7.

On Dec. 23: The tracker incorrectly said the average number of people who reportedly died from coronavirus within the previous seven days was at its highest since July. It was at its highest since August.

Between Jan. 14 and Feb. 19, 2021: The tracker incorrectly labeled a chart of vaccines administered each day. The chart showed vaccines reported to the state, not vaccines administered.

On Feb. 19: The tracker incorrectly reported Texas has administered 22.5 million tests for the coronavirus since March 2020. The state corrected their number on Feb. 20 to account for a lower number of tests administered in the previous week, and the new total is 22.4 million.

Between Jan. 14 and Feb. 19, 2021: The tracker incorrectly labeled a chart of vaccines administered each day. The chart showed vaccines reported to the state, not vaccines administered.

Between Feb. 10 and Feb. 25, 2021: The map showing cases reported in the last two weeks contained inaccurate numbers for Scurry County. The state was overreporting cases from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The number of total confirmed cases for the county was corrected on March 2.

March 13, 2021: The number of new cases in the last 14 days, which is listed in the county table and map, was not updated on March 12. This data was corrected on March 13.

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