Thirty residents of Dawson County have now died as a result of COVID-19, according to the latest information from the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS). The number posted on the department’s website Friday morning represents a sharp jump from the 23 Dawson County deaths which the website was showing on Wednesday. It also represents a widening gap between the number of fatalities being reported here by the state and the number of deaths being reported on the South Plains Public Health District’s website. The health district, which serves five counties in this area, was showing only nine COVID-related deaths among Dawson ...