Collin County Warns Residents About Inaccuracies in COVID-19 State Data
With notable errors in the state's COVID-19 data, Collin County has placed a disclaimer on its dashboard warning about its inaccuracies.
Daniel Friend16 hours ago


Collin County Judge Chris Hill.


During their meeting on Monday, the Collin County Commissioners Court agreed to publish a disclaimer on their COVID-19 dashboard cautioning residents about the reliability of the data as provided by Texas’ Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Disclaimer placed on Collin County’s COVID-19 dashboard.

In the earlier stages of the pandemic, the county handled more of the coronavirus data collection and publishing, but DSHS has since taken a more prominent role.

Now, all of the data published on the Collin County dashboard is pulled from the statewide information collected by DSHS.

The county administrator said that their dashboard has received 1.4 million views.

With the recent backlog of data that the state released last week-- excerpt, rest at link above --