More new cases of COVID-19 were reported here in a two-day period this past week than the entire first three months after the virus officially arrived in Dawson County. Thirty-six residents of the county were confirmed with the virus this past Thursday alone, according to information reported by the South Plains Public Health District. The total of 50 new cases reported on Wednesday and Thursday topped the 45 cases that were confirmed here from the first case in mid-March through almost the end of June. With the total number of confirmed cases here now standing at 602, almost one out of every 21 ...