Summit County reported 122 COVID-19 cases and four resident hospitalizations during the week, according to the county’s coronavirus web page.
The total number of positive cases among residents now stands at 2,834 and 114 people have been hospitalized with the virus.
Ever since Colorado switched to Dial 2.0, which looks at COVID statistics at a one-week average rather than a two-week average, the county’s numbers have remained in orange or lower levels.
As of Friday, February 12, the province’s one-week incidence was 306.6 new cases per 100,000 people, down 70.4 cases from last week. The number falls within level orange on the dial. To fall within the lower yellow level it should be 300 or below.
The county’s positivity rate over a week – the percentage of positive tests out of the total number of tests – was 8.6% on the watch face, according to the watch face dashboard. That number is 2.2% higher than last week and falls within the yellow level on the dial.
The county’s hospital admissions remain the most promising data point. According to the dashboard, the county is reporting 11 days of stable or declining hospital admissions, which falls within the yellow level on the dial.
Vaccines
Vaccine providers in Summit County received approximately 616 vaccines to be administered this week to people 65 and older, educators, health professionals, and first responders.
Speaking at a meeting of the Health Council on Thursday, Feb. 11, Health Director Amy Wineland said the county has ordered 2,000 vaccines for next week. However, the province is unlikely to receive that many doses.
People can sign up to be notified of available appointments by going to SCAlert.orgThe county also provides a calling service at 970-668-9730 for anyone with questions about vaccines or COVID-19.
Outbreaks
Summit County officials reported five outbreaks in the following locations:
- Two cases at Dillon Community Church
- Two cases at the Breckenridge Mountain Information Center
- Four cases at Sunrise employee housing in Keystone
- Four cases at Grand Timber Lodge in Breckenridge
- Two cases at Breckenridge’s Black Tie Ski Rentals
School data
The Summit School District reported one quarantine at Breckenridge Elementary this week. The quarantine, which was issued Tuesday, February 9, was the result of a student or employee with symptoms of the virus.
After seeing nearly record numbers of quarantines and cases, things seemed to be under control in the district. This week was the second in a row that the district reported only one quarantine.