What a jump in COVID cases, just in time for Christmas, with family get-togethers, gift-giving, packed churches. Last Wednesday, Hidalgo County reported 1,055 new cases, with a seven- day average of 151, which has held steady moving into this week.Up until the second week of December, the seven-day average was only in the double digits going all the way back until late September. On Sept. 1, though, the seven-day average for new COVID cases was 390. Up, down, up, down.The real threat to a healthy holiday season seems to be a “tripledemic,” which is how Hidalgo County Health Authority Dr.