TEXAS — The Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 dashboard looks the most hopeful it has in roughly 10 months.

What You Need To Know

  • Texas on Monday reported fewer than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases

  • Lowest number since early June 2020

  • Comes as vaccine eligibilty is open to all Texans 16 years old and up 

  • Other states, such as Michigan, are seeing uptick in new cases

On Monday the state health department reported just 837 new confirmed cases of the virus and 53 new probable cases. Three new fatalities were attributed to the virus Monday.

That represents the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases since early June 2020.

DSHS additionally reports 2,772 Texans are currently being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals.

The decline in new cases comes as COVID-19 vaccines have been made available to everyone in the state 16 years old and up. This week alone, Texas is receiving more than 2.5 million doses.

The drop also comes after the state-mandated mask ordinance was lifted by Gov. Greg Abbott and businesses were permitted to operate at 100% occupancy.

The Texas Rangers on Monday opened Globe Life Field at 100% with in the neighborhood of 40,000 fans in attendance, many of whom were not wearing masks for much of the game.

While Texas is seeing improvement, that’s not the case everywhere in the country. Michigan has seen a sharp uptick in cases as new variants of the virus spread.

Also on the subject of vaccines, Gov. Abbott on Monday issues an executive order to prohibits state agencies from requiring so-called vaccine passports in order to receive services.

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