In addition to the
DSHS COVID-19 Dashboard, DSHS has made available the following datasets. Additional information on data, including data definitions and caveats, can be found on the Data Notes page.
Please note that all data are provisional and subject to change.
Texas Data
This Excel file contains the underlying data currently displayed in the DSHS COVID-19 Dashboard. Data are displayed on multiple tabs and include daily and cumulative case and fatality data and statewide hospital data. Data are overwritten daily.
Data over Time by County - Excel Files Updated Daily (Last Updated: 01/26/2022)
- Confirmed Cases
- Probable Cases
- Fatalities
- Testing
- Archived Data - As of 1/13/2022
- Confirmed Cases - Provisional 2020 cases reported through 1/13/2022
- Probable Cases - Provisional 2020 cases reported through 1/13/2022
- Active Cases
- Testing
Demographics data for COVID-19 fatalities and confirmed cases are updated weekly on the ArcGIS dashboard (cumulative counts only). Data by month are updated monthly on the 15th of the month in the Excel file and on the dashboard.
This dashboard contains daily new confirmed and new probable cases and fatality trends by county over time.
Public schools are required to report positive COVID-19 cases on school campuses. These data will be updated weekly on Fridays by 12 pm. NOTE: On August 13, 2021 all data were reset
for the 2021-2022 school year. Historical data for the 2020-2021 school
year are still available.
Vaccination Data and Information
Nursing Facility Data
As of Monday, July 27, 2020 the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission is posting regular updates on COVID-19 cases in nursing
homes and assisted living facilities. The data is available by facility and
regulatory services region at https://hhs.texas.gov/services/health/coronavirus-covid-19.
The historical data previously posted by DSHS is
available at:
- Nursing Home Data over Time by PHR (Excel file)
- Assisted Living Facility Data Over Time by PHR (Excel File)
National Data and Projections
U.S. Cases,
Data, and Surveillance
This resource from the federal Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) provides national case counts, fatality counts, estimated
hospitalization rates, and provisional death counts.
COVID-19 Nursing Home Data
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services currently publishes COVID-19 Nursing Home Data, including testing positivity rates by county. A zipped folder of the relevant files can be downloaded here.
This resource from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides national and state-level forecasts of COVID-19 fatalities.
This section of the CDC site contains links to other groups' forecasts of COVID-19 fatalities.
Serological Testing
This resource provides information on CDC efforts to understand more about how many people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it is spreading through the U.S. population.
This resource from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describes the agency's approach to expanding access to serology tests and ensuring the tests are being appropriately validated.