Despite progress with vaccinations and treatment, COVID-19 remains a deadly virus.A regular COVID update posted Friday evening by the South Plains Public Health District shows the virus has claimed the life of one more Dawson County resident.With the latest fatality, 81 residents of Dawson County have now died from the virus since the first case here was reported in late March of 2020, according to data from both the health district and the Texas Department of State Health Services.After making a post-Thanksgiving jump, the number of active COVID-19 cases here shifted downward this past week.The report issued Friday by the ...