January 21, 2022 - One week ago the Texas Department of State Health Services announced an update to the Covid-19 Dashboard and a move away from reporting estimated number of active cases and estimate number of recoveries. Since then, the dashboard is only reporting the total number of cases and fatalities.

The number of confirmed cases and probable cases changed drastically after the update as the state was revising case totals to account for final 2020 case numbers. According to the press release, year-end data cleanup is a standard part of public health reporting.

January 13, 2022 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, the surge in Covid-19 cases has surpassed the four hundred mark with 438 estimated active cases. Today's numbers continue setting a new record high in number of active cases and brings the record setting to a full week.

There were 57 new cases reported and 13 new recoveries.

January 6, 2022 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reported 47 new cases on January 7th. The active cases continue their rise and are up to 259.

Six recoveries was reported.

January 7th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 6)
Confirmed Cases - 1,887 (19 new)
Probable Cases - 1,387 (28 new)
Fatalities - 114
Active Cases (Estimated) - 259
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,902 (6 new)

January 5, 2022 - The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard reported 14 new cases on January 5th. The active cases rose to 196. There were only 2 recoveries reported.

January 5th Numbers: (Changes since Jan. 4)
Confirmed Cases - 1,851 (10 new)
Probable Cases - 1,353 (4 new)
Fatalities - 114
Active Cases (Estimated) - 196
Recovered (Estimated) - 2,895 (2 new)

Updated 4:28pm: The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard updated at 2:50pm today and the number of active cases increased to 157. The dashboard gave the following disclaimer as to why the data hasn't been updated since December 30th.