By Bill Spinks wspinks@waxahachietx.com The COVID-19 pandemic was the complete focus of local health care facilities throughout the spring as the virus pounded on Ellis County's door. Fortunately, the disease has so far only slipped in through a few cracks. Now that President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have encouraged the nation and state to reopen, local hospitals and clinics are emerging from a two-month shutdown and are already resuming some services. The pandemic has hit the county's nursing homes the hardest, however, with as many as eight deaths at one facility...
