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 from town of Silverthorne
Silverthorne has opened up various free winter activities, including parks for ice skating, ice fishing and sledding and trails for Nordic skiing and snowshoeing.
In a news release, the town announced that it had opened the North Pond Park ice rink, which can used to ice skate or, on the south end of the pond, ice fish. The ice rink is plowed and maintained by the town’s public works department.
Restrooms are open, but the warming hut is closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. The park is located across the street from Silverthorne Elementary at Hamilton Creek Road and Colorado Highway 9. Skating is available from dawn to dusk, and restrooms are open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Summit County reported 155 new cases and three hospitalizations due to the novel coronavirus over the week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage.
The total number of cases among residents now stands at 1,776 and 47 people have been hospitalized since March 5. This week, the county added a new data graph to its webpage, detailing the total number of COVID-19 patients at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, including residents and nonresidents.
According to that graph, there were no COVID-19 patients at the hospital as of 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11. The new graph also shows the number of patients transferred to another hospital. Since Dec. 1, three patients have been transferred to lower-elevation hospitals.
A medical technician holds a clipboard with information related to COVID-19 screening procedures at the Silverthorne drive-thru testing site Nov. 20. Pitkin County has started requiring a negative test from travelers entering the county. Summit County officials said that is a mitigation effort they are not considering.
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Summit County officials will not be requiring a negative COVID-19 test result from visitors who come into the county.
At a Summit County Board of Health meeting Thursday, Dec. 10, county officials discussed Pitkin County’s decision to require a negative test result from travelers.
Starting Monday, Dec. 14, Pitkin County will be requiring all nonresidents spending one or more nights in the county to complete a travel affidavit, which includes a negative test result for anyone over 10 years old. According to the Pitkin County website
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Starting Saturday, Dec. 12, the state-run coronavirus testing site in Silverthorne will be moving to a new location at the Century Link Building, 591 Center Circle in Silverthorne.
Currently, the drive-thru testing site is operating out of the overflow parking lot next to the Silverthorne Recreation Center. Testing will continue from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at that location Friday, Dec. 11. Testing will be offered during the same hours at the Century Link building starting Saturday.
At a Summit County Board of Health meeting Dec. 2, county officials said they were looking to move the site, which is currently all outdoors, to the new building to accommodate for inclement weather.