Another death, rising COVID cases in area

Hill County Health Department reported Thursday another COVID-19-related death, bringing the total in Hill County to 49.

The report comes as the delta variant-driven surge brings more new cases in the area and the number of active cases rises throughout this area because the number of new cases is higher than the number of people meeting the criteria to be considered recovered.

Hill County now lists 105 active cases, while Blaine County, which listed 13 new cases Thursday, has 54 active cases.

The number of active cases in Hill and Blaine counties had been dropping slightly as more people reco...