SEMINOLE – The COVID-19 update from the South Plains Public Health Department may have caused concern for many on Tuesday, July 27 with numbers showing nine new COVID cases in Gaines County and 14 active. New cases were also present in Terry County. According to an article in Thursday’s Texas Tribune, hospitalizations and the state’s positivity rate, which measures how prevalent the virus is in Texas, have both increased to levels not seen since the spring. This indicates the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading rampantly among the unvaccinated. – From the Seminole Sentinel ...