COVID-19 Dashboard Update: 8 New Cases in Past Week, 36 Active Cases

April 21, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, since April 15, 2021 a total of 8 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported. Of the new cases, 7 were new confirmed cases and 1 was a new probable case.

The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard finally reports a positive number of active cases with a decrease in the number of recoveries previously reported. Since April 8th the dashboard has had a data discrepancy with more recoveries than active cases. Mathematically the number of active cases was a negative number and the dashboard only reflected 0.

In April, the total number of new cases reported is 60.

April 21st (3:00pm) Numbers: (changes since April 20th)
Total Confirmed Cases - 928 (1 new)
Total Probable Cases - 732 (1 new)
Total Fatalities - 66
Active Cases - 36
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,558 (63 removed)

April 20th (4:00pm) Numbers: (changes since April 15th)
Total Confirmed Cases - 927 (6 new)
Total Probable Cases - 731 (0 new)
Total Fatalities - 66
Active Cases - Data Discrepancy
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,621 (19 new)