Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is increasing the COVID-19 threat level in the area to red. Calling for a return to the stay-at-home conditions of March and April, as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to spike.

She will also ban gatherings of more than 100 people in unincorporated Harris County, while urging mayors to do the same in their cities, the officials said. This would apply to scheduled in-person high school graduations and more.

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