Feature Request #2802

[justinzhu17]

Attempt to implement feature request #2802

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Contributor Checklist

• I have broken down my PR scope into the following TODO tasks
  • Implement a way to delete data from heatmaps within Patch()
  • Create local tests to check for bugs
• I have run the tests locally and they passed. (refer to testing section in contributing)
• I have added tests, or extended existing tests, to cover any new features or bugs fixed in this PR

optionals

• I have added entry in the CHANGELOG.md
• If this PR needs a follow-up in dash docs, community thread, I have mentioned the relevant URLS as follows
  • this GitHub #PR number updates the dash docs
  • here is the show and tell thread in Plotly Dash community