CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: Galveston County hits record-high daily new case count; total nears 3,000

Galveston County also began reporting antibody test results in mid-June. A total of 1,658 people have received testing thus far, with all but 30 of those people testing negative.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo elevated the county’s COVID-19 threat level from “significant” to “severe” on the afternoon of June 26, which is the highest threat level possible in the system.

For the latest information on how and where to find coronavirus testing locations in Houston, click here. The city of La Marque is also offering free coronavirus testing July 1 at Abundant Life Christian Church.

Here is other coronavirus-related news for Bay Area residents to know for the week of June 29.

11:15 p.m. June 28: Harris County officials confirmed another 1,021 new cases of COVID-19 over the June 27-28 weekend, including 908 on June 27 and 113 on June 28. For more coverage of Harris County coronavirus data, click here.

5 p.m. June 28: As Texas backtracks from its reopening plan, Gov. Greg Abbott urged the state’s residents to go back to the basics of washing hands, wearing face coverings and maintaining safe distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus. During a televised press conference at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Abbott, along with Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, talked about the necessity of wearing a face covering in Texas and other states where cases are quickly rising. For more coverage, click here.

3 p.m. June 26: Texans traveling to three states—New York, New Jersey and Connecticut—now face a mandatory two-week quarantine in a home or hotel room. For a state-by-state breakdown of entry restrictions, click here.