A Summit County resident died of COVID-19 earlier this month, according to the Summit County Department of Public Health. Death is the fourth in the city due to COVID-19.
The 47-year-old man from Summit County died on December 7 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs due to respiratory failure caused by COVID-19. The man also had other significant health problems, according to public officials. He tested positive for COVID-19 before his death and was transferred from Summit County to Penrose Hospital via Flight for Life.
“We are saddened to lose someone in our community to this disease and extend our deepest condolences to her family,” said Amy Wineland, director of public health for Summit County in a press release.
In addition to the four deaths of residents due to COVID-19, Summit County also counted two additional deaths among individuals who tested positive for COVID-19, but died from other causes.
Summit County receives information on COVID-19 deaths from the Colorado Electronic Disease Notification System, and data on deaths from illness is collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Vital Statistics Program. The program determines only a single basic cause of death for statistical purposes based on what is listed on the death certificate. There is usually a gap between when the death certificate is registered and when the causes of death are determined, according to the county.
Data on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment website for deaths due to COVID-19 are available directly at the National Center for Health and Statistics at CDC.gov/nchs/nvss/covid-19.htm.
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