Hill County Health Department releases restriction plan for review

Hill County Public Health Director and Health Officer Kim Larson announced during the Hill County Health Board’s weekly COVID-19 update Friday that the draft of a health officer order to increase COVID-19 restrictions if the county rate doesn’t drop will be put out for public review today.

The order would limit the amount of people permitted at social gatherings to 25 regardless of the ability to social distance and would restrict restaurants, bars, casinos and similar establishments to 50 percent capacity for one month.

Larson has previously said this order will take effect if the average num...