Active COVID-19 cases here continue to increase, and the number of local residents who are fully vaccinated is creeping upward as well. Five new COVID cases were reported here Monday by Zach Holbrooks, executive director of the South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD). That pushed the total number of active cases among Dawson County residents to 35 as of Monday evening. Across the five-county area covered by SPPHD – Dawson, Gaines, Lynn, Terry and Yoakum counties – there were 32 new cases and a total of 235 active cases reported Monday. The Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) was showing on its website ...