New cases of COVID-19 in Dawson County are reaching numbers not seen since they were hitting their peak here late last year. Friday evening the South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD) issued an update showing 24 confirmed new cases of the virus among Dawson County residents in just the past two days. That pushed the total new cases for the past week to 65. Ninety-five residents of the county currently have active cases of the virus, according to the report sent out by Zach Holbrooks, SPPHD executive director. The good news in the report is that COVID-19 has not caused any more deaths among ...