How many cases of COVID-19 will the state of Texas report for the month of April 2021?

Started Mar 05, 2021 06:00PM UTC
Closed May 01, 2021 07:01AM UTC

On 2 March 2021, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that various COVID-19 public health measures would end on 10 March 2021, with criticism over the decision following (ABC News, Dallas Morning News, Texas.gov). The outcome will be determined using cases (confirmed plus probable) data as reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TX DSHS) for the month of April 2021 (TX DSHS - COVID Dashboard [click “Trends”], TX DSHS - COVID Raw Data [Excel file], TX DSHS - Probable Cases). The data will be accessed no sooner than 4 May 2021.

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The question closed "Fewer than 150,000" with a closing date of 1 May 2021.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Fewer than 150,000 100%
Between 150,000 and 250,000, inclusive 0%
More than 250,000 but fewer than 350,000 0%
Between 350,000 and 450,000, inclusive 0%
More than 450,000 but fewer than 550,000 0%
550,000 or more 0%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 117
Average for questions older than 6 months: 208
Number of Forecasts 409
Average for questions older than 6 months: 589
Accuracy
Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

Most Accurate

Relative Brier Score

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-0.025
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-0.024
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-0.024
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-0.024

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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