Both the number of new and active cases of COVID-19 in Dawson County are steadily dropping, according to the latest information from the South Plains Public Health District. Only one new case of the virus here was reported on Tuesday, and six on Monday. Now at 1,685, the total number of COVID cases in Dawson County has climbed by only 14 during the past week – an average of only two new cases per day. That is down from about 11 new cases daily during the previous week and 15 or more per week last fall when the virus seemed to be at ...