A MAKO Medical technician handles a COVID test at the Silverthorne drive-through testing site on Friday, Nov. 20.
Photo by Jason Connolly
Summit County reported 95 new cases of the novel coronavirus, three hospitalizations and one death among county residents over the week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage
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The total number of cases in the county is now at 2,134. This week is the first week since October that the county has reported fewer than 100 new cases.
On Tuesday, Dec. 29, the county announced its fourth death due to the virus. A 47-year-old man died on Dec. 7 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs of respiratory failure brought on by COVID-19.