Berg: Surge straining county health department

Another COVID-19-related death has been reported in the area as the Hill County Health Department becomes increasingly strained by a pandemic that shows no signs of letting up.

The department reported this morning that, along with 18 new COVID-19 cases, another Hill County resident has died from COVID-19 related causes.

"We send our thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of this individual," Hill County Public Health Director Kim Berg, also the county's health officer, said in the report.

Berg told the Hill County Commission Thursday the rate new cases in Hill County is five times...