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COVID-19
The Texas Department of State Health Services tracks COVID-19 cases, testing, hospitalizations, vaccine allocations and uptake, and more.
COVID-19 data dashboards can be accessed from the menu options to the right.
Accessible version (Excel) |
Texas COVID-19 Data Additional Datasets
All data are provisional and subject to change.
DSHS has additional information on COVID-19 for the public, health care professionals, health departments and labs at
dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus.
News releases on COVID-19
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Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Information – Nov. 3, 2021
Texas vaccine providers will receive more than 1.3 million doses of Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine through the next week. DSHS recommends making an appointment or checking with the provider before going to get vaccinated.
There are approximately 2.9 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 in Texas. More vaccine is expected to be delivered in coming weeks.
News Release
DSHS’s Guidance for Vaccine Providers
Pediatric Vaccine Provider Allocation List
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COVID-19 Variants
DSHS has launched a new Variants and Genomic Surveillance dashboard for SARS-CoV-2, replacing the variant count table previously located on this page. You can view the platform at
dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/variants-data. The new platform is similar in style and content to the
CDC’s variant dashboard, and the data shown is collected by the CDC’s national SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance program. The dashboard’s data will be updated weekly.
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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) – Nov. 4, 2021
DSHS has confirmed 282 cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. MIS-C is a rare but serious complication associated with COVID-19. The condition causes different body parts to become inflamed, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes or gastrointestinal organs. Children with MIS-C may have fever and various symptoms, including abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, neck pain, rash, bloodshot eyes, or feeling extra tired. The cause of MIS-C has not been determined. However, many children with MIS-C had the virus that causes COVID-19 or had been around someone with COVID-19.
Parents and caregivers should contact their child's health care provider if a child shows symptoms of MIS-C. Providers should report suspected cases to their public health department.
While the cause of MIS-C has not been identified, the best way to protect your children against the condition is to take precautions to prevent anyone in your household from getting COVID-19.
MIS-C at a glance:
- Age range: 1 month-18 years old (median: 9 years old)
- Sex: 182 Male (65%), 100 Female (35%)
- Race/Ethnicity: 151 Hispanic (54%), 63 Black (22%), 50 White (18%), 7 Asian (2%), 11 Unknown (4%)
- Onset date range (fever): 4/5/20 – 10/16/21
- Hospital and ICU admission: 282 Hospitalized (100%), 187 ICU admission (66%)
- Outcome: 247 Discharged (88%), 1 Died (
<1%), 34 Unknown/Lost to Follow-Up (12%)
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
|
Public Health Region |
Number of Cases |
| 1 (Panhandle) |
9 |
| 2/3 (North Texas) |
126 |
| 4/5N (East Texas) |
7 |
| 6/5S (Southeast Texas) |
53 |
| 7 (Central Texas) |
32 |
| 8 (South Texas) |
6 |
| 9/10 (West Texas) |
1 |
| 11 (Rio Grande Valley) |
48 |
| Total |
282 |
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2021 Winter Storm Mortality Surveillance Report
DSHS’s Disaster Mortality Surveillance Unit completed its 2021 Winter Storm surveillance analysis. This final report includes surveillance methodologies, data sources, circumstances/causes of deaths, decedent demographics, and storm deaths-by-county totals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions for direct, indirect and possible related disaster deaths were used for case ascertainment.
You can view the entire report at www.dshs.texas.gov/news/updates/SMOC_FebWinterStorm_MortalitySurvReport_12-30-21.pdf
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