Collin County Judge Chris Hill is slamming the state's coronavirus reporting system, saying he has no confidence in the numbers.
On the Collin County website, the County has posted a disclaimer saying it does not have confidence in the case numbers and warns in part, “We must advise residents that Collin County has no confidence in the data currently being provided to us.”
The Collin County commissioners court had a lengthy discussion yesterday about whether to even continue reporting what they call inaccurate and unreliable data.
A message on the County website reads: "County staff does not yet have an accurate picture of how far back the backlog cases go, but are working to sort through reports in an effort to align new case dates accurately over time. Additionally, County officials have also been informed that the state's reporting system will undergo maintenance tonight, which could cause new case reports to fluctuate substantially over the next few days. There may be days with few or no cases and days with a high number as the state's system upgrade and stabilization process continues."
The Texas Department of State Health Services is blaming what it calls "formatting and coding errors" for a massive backlog of cases.
For the past several days many North Texas counties including Collin County have been reporting large case numbers, many of which date back to tests performed weeks, or even months ago.
Governor Abbott says officials have worked to increase the number of tests a day 5-fold. He says private testing sites have also contributed to the backlog.