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Dear Eartha, business is booming in Summit County, and I want to get in on the action and pursue my dream of opening a small business in my mountain community. I am wondering what steps.
Summit County reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 over the week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage.
The total number of cases among residents stands at 3,110. No hospitalizations among residents were reported over the week, keeping the total number since March 5, 2020, at 128.
Also this week, the county reported two additional deaths from the virus, which occurred Feb. 5 and 6. No additional information about the deaths was provided, and the total number of deaths since the pandemic began is unclear.
On the state’s COVID-19 dial, the county has remained within level yellow. According to the state’s dial dashboard
, the county was reporting 158.2 new cases per 100,000 people as of 4 p.m. Friday. That number is down 41.9 cases per 100,000 people from last week and falls within level yellow on the dial.
Photo by Taylor Sienkiewicz / tsienkiewicz@summitdaily.com
Summit County’s 5 Star Business Certification Program allowed 134 restaurants to open to indoor dining over the weekend.
The program allows restaurants to reopen to in-person dining at 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer, despite the county being in level red on the state’s COVID-19 dial. The catch is that restaurants have to comply with more stringent regulations than those required for in-person dining in level orange, including spacing tables and parties at least 10 feet apart, screening customers and employees for symptoms, and gathering contact information to help with contact tracing.
If Summit County eventually moves into level orange, businesses in the five-star program can operate at capacities associated with level yellow.