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Summit County reported 114 new cases in the past week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage
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The total number of cases now stands at 1,890. The total number of hospitalizations among residents since March 5 remains at 47. However, the county did report 14 hospitalizations among nonresidents over the week.
Although it remains in level red, Summit County’s two-week incidence rate continues to decline. As of Friday, Dec. 18, the county’s rate was at 861.8 new cases per 100,000 people, which is down 226.2 cases per 100,000 people since last week, according to the state’s dial dashboard
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The county’s testing positivity rate dropped over the week, as well. As of Friday, the positivity rate — the percentage of positive tests out of all tests — was at 8.3%, down 2% from last week. The positivity rate is now in level yellow on the state’s dial.