State reports under 2,000 COVID-19 cases in Texas public schools for week Texas schools reported less than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Jan. 3. (Source: DSHS) By Stewart Smith | January 8, 2021 at 5:58 PM CST - Updated January 12 at 1:47 AM
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV/KTRE) - The Texas Department of State Health Services reported just over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 on public school campuses in last weekâs report.
The report states 372 students tested positive while 665 staff tested positive for the week ending Jan. 3 for a total of 1,037.
The number is down for students and staff from the previous week. For the week ending Dec. 27, 2020, 458 students tested positive and 692 staff tested positive.