April 22, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, since yesterday, 1 new probable case of Covid-19 has been reported. In April, the total number of new cases reported is 61.
The dashboard also reports 1 additional death from COVID-19 raising the total death toll to 67.
April 22nd (4:40pm) Numbers: (changes since April 21st)
Total Confirmed Cases - 928
Total Probable Cases - 733 (1 new)
Total Fatalities - 67 (1 new)
Active Cases - 31
Total Estimated Recovered - 1,564 (6 new)
April 22, 2021 - Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center is hosting their annual Butterfly Release Thursday, April 22nd at 4:00pm on the Center Downtown Square to recognize April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. The event is sponsored by Farmers State Bank.
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.
April 15, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, since April 13, 2021 a total of 4 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported. Of the new cases, 2 were new confirmed cases and 2 were new probable cases.
The Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard continues to report more recoveries than cases. The dashboard doesn't reflect the negative number of active cases but reports instead 0 active cases. Because of the discrepancy, the total number of active cases won't be in the following report.
April 15, 2021 - During Lions Club's Thursday, April 15th meeting, Center ISD Tennis Coach Leon Dykes provided a program highlighting the success the varsity tennis team just had at the District Tournament.
From left: Tommy Hughes, Sherry Harding, and John Jenkins
April 14, 2021 - St. Therese Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus made a donation of food and gift cards to Shelby County Outreach Ministries (SCOM) on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
April 14, 2021 - According to the Texas DSHS Covid-19 Dashboard, since April 7th a total of 26 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported. Of the new cases, 7 were new confirmed cases and 19 were new probable cases. Just as a reminder, confirmed cases are a person who has tested positive through a molecular test that looks for the virus’s genetic material and probable cases are 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.
April 14, 2021 - Shelby County Judge Allison Harbison received her second dose of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine at the Texas Military Division (TMD) hosted vaccination clinic at the John D. Windham Civic Center on Friday, April 9, 2021.
April 13, 2021 - Center City Council held a special ribbon cutting ceremony for the multi-million dollar streetscape renewal project on Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Downtown Center square.