It has been a slow process, but the number of active COVID-19 cases in Dawson County is now nearing single digits.The active case count here is now down to 11, according to an update issued Friday evening by South Plains Pubic Health District Executive Director Zach Holbrooks.That number is down from 13 active cases here a week earlier and 18 at the first of November.Reports from the health district show the number of new cases confirmed among Dawson County residents during the past week also is 11.The downward trend in cases here, however, is not being seen everywhere in the ...