At the time of initial publication by DSHS, all coronavirus data are provisional and subject to change. To document changes and explain data anomalies, DSHS publishes case notes accompanying data updates, when necessary. A listing of all available notes is available on the main Data Notes page.
Case Notes - September 2020
DSHS began reporting probable cases on 12/11/2020. Probable cases are not included in the case numbers below.
9/30
- 31 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (758).
- 8 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (26).
- 308 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (300).
- 1 older case recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harrison County new confirmed
cases (6).
9/29
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (54).
- 11 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases
(186).
- 13 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (19).
- 221 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (133).
- 4 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Nacogdoches County new
confirmed cases (11).
9/28
- 5 older confirmed cases recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County
new confirmed cases (228).
- 313 older confirmed cases recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County
new confirmed cases (172).
- 2,375 older confirmed cases recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Bexar County
new confirmed cases (38).
9/27
- 171 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (202).
- 8 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (21).
- 223 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (113).
9/26
- 4 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (38).
- 884 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (295).
- 14 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (25).
- 599 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (252).
- 84 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Tarrant County new confirmed
cases (246).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harrison County new confirmed
cases (1).
- 15 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Nacogdoches County new
confirmed cases (8).
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Upshur County new confirmed
cases (2).
9/25
- 563 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (140).
- 15 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (2).
- 460 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (204).
- 286 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Tarrant County new
confirmed cases (225).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Nacogdoches County new
confirmed cases (8).
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harrison County new confirmed
cases (7).
9/24
- 17 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (83).
- 20 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (326).
- 438 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (106).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Franklin County new confirmed
cases (0).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Titus County
new confirmed cases (0).
- 1 older cases recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Hopkins
County new confirmed cases (1).
9/23
- 25 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (125).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (170).
- 385 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (142).
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Hopkins County new confirmed
cases (0).
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Shelby County new confirmed
cases (9).
9/22
- 2 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (314).
- 13,622 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (507).
- 231 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Nueces County new confirmed
cases (1).
- 1 older cases recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and San Jacinto County new
confirmed cases (0).
9/21
- There was an increase of 1,051 TDCJ cases in Anderson County
after a similar decrease on Friday. The county total was adjusted, but the
cases did not factor into county or statewide new confirmed cases on either
day.
- 2,078 older case recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Bexar County new confirmed
cases (103).
- 3 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (42).
- 306 older case recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (465).
- 298 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Frio County new confirmed
cases (1).
- 328 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (225).
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Houston County new confirmed
cases (2).
- 125 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Tarrant County new
confirmed cases (203).
- Older cases are being reported for several counties in Public
Health Region 8 after DSHS staff identified 3,921 cases that had not previously
been reported. Those counties are Atascosa (522), Bandera (41), Calhoun (186),
Dimmit (53), Edwards (33), Gillespie (96), Gonzales (234), Guadalupe (1587),
Jackson (77), Karnes (181), Kendall (128), Kerr (142), Kinney (19), Lavaca
(252), Real (12), Wilson (307) and Zavala (51). There are no new cases reported
for those counties today.
9/20
- 1 older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (155).
- 207 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (612).
- 17 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (31).
9/19
- 26 older cases were included in the statewide total but excluded
from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases (329).
- 340 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (477).
- 28 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (55).
9/18
- There was a decrease of 1,070 cases in the Anderson County
TDCJ counts. This decrease is reflected in the total Anderson County cases, but
not in the statewide and Anderson new cases (2).
- 52 older cases were included in the statewide total but
excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases (406).
- 13 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (29).
- 305 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (552).
- 47 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed
cases (59).
- 94 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed
cases (67).
- 1 older case (3 cases total) recently reported by labs were
included in the statewide total but excluded from statewide and county new
confirmed cases for each of Bowie, Harrison, and Houston Counties.
9/17
- 13 older cases were included in the statewide total but
excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases (298).
- 167 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (268).
- 93 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed
cases (68).
- 239 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Tarrant County new
confirmed cases (139).
- 15 older cases were included in the statewide total but
excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed cases (102).
- 1 older case was included in the statewide total but excluded
from statewide and Camp County new confirmed cases (1).
- 1 older case was included in the statewide total but excluded
from statewide and Upshur County new confirmed cases (1)
9/16
- 26 older cases were included in the statewide total but
excluded from statewide and Collin County new confirmed cases (87).
- 68 older cases were included in the statewide total but
excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed cases (122).
- 2411 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (357).
- 109 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new
confirmed cases (57).
- 3 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Houston County new confirmed
cases (4).
9/15
- 100 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (340).
- 110 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new
confirmed cases (116).
- 316 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (1,080).
- There was an error in the data reported for Lamar County
yesterday. Their cases were overstated by 41, so we have revised yesterday’s
statewide cumulative cases to 663,404 and the new statewide cases for yesterday
to 2,554. Lamar County data was similarly updated.
9/14
- 17 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (139).
- 1399 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Bexar County new confirmed
cases (101).
9/13
- 5 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (160).
9/12
- 64 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (195).
- 46 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Galveston County new confirmed
cases (26).
- 309 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Harris County new confirmed
cases (948).
9/11
- 59 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed
cases (120).
9/10
- 110 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (266).
- 56 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed
cases (33).
9/9
- The number of TDCJ Offender cases in Walker County decreased
by 453. To avoid double counting, those cases were removed from Walker County
and statewide counts. Today’s statewide (4,285) and Walker County (2) new confirmed
cases reflect the actual change from yesterday to today without removing the
TDCJ cases.
- 168 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new
confirmed cases (45).
9/8
- Five older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Nueces County new confirmed
cases (38).
9/7
- Three older confirmed case were included in the statewide
total but excluded from statewide and Dallas county new confirmed cases (244).
9/6
- 195 older cases recently reported by labs were included in
the statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (203).
9/5
- 30 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (165).
9/4
- One older case recently reported by labs was included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (249).
- 28 older cases recently reported by labs were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery county new confirmed
cases (114).
- Public Health Region 11 has identified 1,238 older cases in
South Texas that were previously unreported. Those cases have been included in
the statewide total but excluded from new confirmed cases. Those old cases by
county are Aransas: 78, Bee: 149, Brooks: 18, Duval: 7, Jim Wells: 183, Kenedy:
1, Kleburg: 223, McMullen: 2, Refugio: 28, Starr: 343, Willacy: 205, Zapata: 1.
9/3
- A backlog of 35 confirmed cases were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (323).
- A backlog of 27 cases were included in the statewide total
but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed cases (77).
- Previously, 281 TDCJ offender cases transferred from
Jefferson County to Walker County ahead of Hurricane Laura were classified as
new cases in Walker County. They have since returned to Jefferson County. To
avoid double counting, those cases were removed from Walker County and
statewide counts. Today’s statewide (3,899) and Walker County (35) new
confirmed cases reflect the actual change from yesterday to today.
9/2
- A backlog of 167 confirmed cases were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Dallas County new confirmed
cases (455).
- A backlog of 10 cases were included in the statewide total
but excluded from statewide and Montgomery County new confirmed cases (54).
9/1
- A backlog of 235 confirmed cases were included in the statewide
total but excluded from statewide and Dallas county new confirmed cases (225).
- A backlog of 13 confirmed cases were included in the
statewide total but excluded from statewide and Montgomery county new confirmed
cases (143).