With 13 new cases confirmed among Dawson County residents during the previous two days, the number of active COVID-19 case here reached 61 on Monday. That’s according to the latest information distributed Monday evening by Zach Holbrooks, executive director of the South Plains Public Health District. This past Saturday, the district reported 17 new cases in Dawson County, putting the active number at that time at 54. Those numbers represent a sharp jump in the past few weeks, as Dawson County had only 12 active cases at the first of August. Similar increases in cases are being seen throughout the five-county health district, which ...