COVID surge brings another local death

The local delta-variant driven surge has caused another COVID-19-related death.

Hill County Health Department reported the death Wednesday in its COVID-19 update. The death brings the Hill County total to 55. It is the second death in October.

The update also reports 40 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed for the county, bringing the total of active cases in Hill County to 203. 10 Hill County residents were hospitalized Wednesday.

Hill County has seen 123 cases reported confirmed in the first six days of October.

The county has a seven-day average of new cases of just fewer than 22 a day. Since...