Well, the good news is, no new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hidalgo County Monday, Dec. 5. Meaning, presumably, no spike thanks to family Thanksgiving gatherings. There were also zero deaths reported Monday.A year ago, for the same day, 268 new Covid cases were reported in this county, along with one death.Two years ago, same time period, 346 new COVID cases were reported along with seven fatalities for Dec. 8, 2020.To say that we’ve come a long way in this pandemic, three years old this coming March, would certainly be an understatement. The toll it’s taken on all of us,