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Summit County reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 during the week, according to the county’s coronavirus page.
The total number of cases among residents is 3,403. Two new hospitalizations among residents were reported over the week, putting the total number since March 5, 2020 at 132.
In the state’s COVID-19 dial, the county remained within the yellow level, despite the incidence and positivity rates that increased to the orange and red levels.
Summit County officials were expecting to hear from the state on Wednesday that the county would be moved back to the orange level, but it did not. If the county hears the state, officials plan to protest the change, citing the end of spring break and reduced tourism on the horizon.
According to the state control panel, the county was reporting 377.6 new cases per 100,000 people by 4pm Friday. That number dropped 12.9 cases per 100,000 people last week and falls to the orange level.
The municipality’s positivity rate – percentage of tests with a positive result – increased to 9.7%, an increase of 0.5 percentage point in relation to last week, falling at the orange level. Although the rate has risen from last Friday, it is below the highest rates that reached the red level earlier this week.
County hospitalization data remains within the blue level on the panel, with 14 days of hospitalization declining or stable.
The state dial is expected to expire fully in mid-April, leaving the restrictions to county officials, who have made it clear that some restrictions are likely to remain.
At Thursday’s Health Council meeting, assistant county manager Bentley Henderson said that companies are pushing for the county to consider alternative measures for restrictions, including weighing things like hospitalizations rather than cumulative incident rates.
Vaccines
According to the municipality’s website, 51% of residents have already received at least one dose of the vaccine and 27% are already fully vaccinated. Of the county’s population of residents aged 70 and over, 73% were vaccinated.
Outbreaks
The Summit County Department of Public Health reported 11 outbreaks this week at the following locations:
- 21 cases at the Alpine Dance Academy in Frisco
- Two cases at Harker Neumaier Associates in Frisco
- Three boxes at Tenmile station at Breckenridge Ski Resort
- Three cases of an adult social gathering in Frisco
- Three boxes at The Edge at Copper Mountain Resort
- Three boxes at Piante Pizzeria in Breckenridge
- Two suitcases on Breck Sports Beaver Run at Breckenridge ski resort
- Three boxes at the Mountain Sports Outlet in Silverthorne
- Four cases at a teen social gathering in Breckenridge
- Four cases at an adult social gathering in Breckenridge
- Two cases at a Summit Middle School in Frisco
School data
The Summit School District reported seven quarantines during the week at the following schools:
- A quarantine issued on Monday, March 29, at Summit Middle School because of a positive case
- Three quarantines issued on Monday, March 29, at Summit High School because of positive cases
- A quarantine issued on Wednesday, March 31, at Frisco elementary school because of a positive case
- Three quarantines issued on Wednesday, March 31, at Summit High School because of positive cases
- Three quarantines issued on Wednesday, March 31, at Summit Middle School because of positive cases
- A quarantine issued Friday, April 2, at Breckenridge Elementary due to a positive case
- A quarantine issued Friday, April 2, at Summit High School because of a positive case