December 11, 2020 - The Texas DSHS COVID-19 Dashboard has released the new numbers for Shelby County. As of 5pm December 11th, the new numbers show 71 active estimated cases. The total number of Confirmed Cases is 621 and the total number of Probable Cases is 321. Confirmed Cases were previously refered to as Cumulative Cases and are the total number of cases since March 27th when the first case was reported.
The dashboard also reports an additional death over night for a total of 38 deaths from COVID-19 for Shelby County.
According to the cases over time for Shelby County, for December 11th only 1 new case was reported in the confirmed cases. Since the Probable Cases data is new, the daily increase is unknown at this time; however, it should be available in the future as the data is compiled.
Earlier today DSHS reported an update for their Texas COVID-19 Dashboard which would now reflect the Probable Cases along with the Confirmed Cases. Click here to read the press release regarding the change in reporting.
Definitions explaining which tests are Confirmed Cases or Probable Cases:
- Confirmed Case - A person who has tested positive through a molecular test that looks for the virus’s genetic material. Texas uses the confirmed case definition adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Molecular Tests - Tests that diagnose current infections by looking for a germ’s genetic material. For COVID-19, Molecular Tests include nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and loop mediated isothermic amplification (LAMP) tests. Does not include antigen tests. A positive molecular test is required to meet criteria as a confirmed case.
- Probable Case - A person who has either tested positive through an antigen test or has a combination of symptoms and a known exposure to someone with COVID-19 without a more likely diagnosis. Texas uses the probable case definition adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Antigen Tests - A nasal swab test that can show a current infection by looking for proteins on the outside of a germ. They can be performed rapidly where the test is collected. Under the national case definitions, positive antigen tests indicate probable cases, not confirmed cases.
