Against the backdrop of a fifth COVID-19 fatality, the Hays County Health Department laid out an aggressive bilingual outreach program to the Commissioners Court during its Tuesday meeting.

Clinic Manager Margie Rodriguez ran down the latest numbers on testing for the coronavirus at various sites and noted that the health department staff has hired interns to help handle the increased workload that has accompanied more testing.

The effort is directed at individuals who are either uninsured or unde...