Harris County Health Department nurse Harriet Lewis administers a test at a Harris County testing site located at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown on March 21, 2020. Reggie Mathalone for The Texas TribuneAs Texas moves forward with a new phase of Gov. Greg Abbotts plan for reopening businesses, the daily number of confirmed coronavirus cases is on a steady, upward trend. But determining exactly how much of the statewide increase comes from recent prison testing is complicated because DSHS does not include all prison cases in the statewide total. Brazoria County officials also said Friday they would no longer report prison cases in their county reports, according to Community Impact.

Harris County Health Department nurse Harriet Lewis administers a test at a coronavirus testing at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown on March 21, 2020. Greg Abbott confirmed a report from The Dallas Morning News that the state plans to significantly ramp up coronavirus testing next week in areas of the state that are predominantly black and Hispanic. Both efforts come after lawmakers repeatedly pushed for greater transparency on racial data. Texas previously struggled to get a complete picture of how the coronavirus was affecting its black and Hispanic communities, despite earlier reports that indicated black Americans are disproportionately likely to get sick or die from the virus. State Sen. Borris Miles, D-Houston, wrote a letter to Abbott asking for increased testing in black communities in his district.