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 3,649. Two new hospitalizations among residents were reported over the week for a total of 136 since March 5, 2020.
The state’s COVID-19 dial expired last week, and Summit County health officials adopted a similar though less restrictive dial to use locally. The dial change returned Summit to level yellow. To move forward on the dial into level blue, the county would need an incidence rate of 250 or lower and 60% of residents would need to be fully vaccinated.
Summit County reported 72 new cases of COVID-19 over the week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage.
The total number of cases among residents stands at 3,598. No new hospitalizations among residents were reported over the week, keeping the total number since March 5, 2020, at 134.
The state’s COVID-19 dial expired Friday, and Summit County health officials adopted a similar though less restrictive dial to use locally. The dial change returned Summit to level yellow, increasing capacities at many businesses, including restaurants, fitness centers, offices and personal services.
, the county was reporting 216.2 new cases per 100,000 people as of 4 p.m. Friday. That number is down 132.4 cases per 100,000 people from last week and falls in level blue on the county’s new dial. To reach level blue, however, 60% of Summit County residents must be vaccinated.
The University of Akron will pause its on-campus coronavirus vaccination clinics which had administered the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following advisories from the FDA and Ohio Department of Health regarding blood-clotting concerns with the one-dose shot.
Three cases at Summit Middle School
Four cases at a teenage social gathering in Breckenridge
Four cases at an adult social gathering in Breckenridge
Two cases at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Breckenridge
Two cases at Breckenridge Mountain Information at Breckenridge Ski Resort
Three cases at an adult social gathering in Silverthorne
Two cases on a youth lacrosse team in Silverthorne
Two cases on ski patrol at Keystone Resort
Five cases at an adult social gathering in Copper Mountain
Two cases at Summit Middle School
School data
Two quarantines were issued on Sunday, April 4, at Frisco Elementary because of positive cases.
Shutterstock Those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 can still contract and spread the disease as variants continue to circulate and cases spike, says Summit County Health Commissioner Donna Skoda.
Summit County currently has the third highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state of Ohio. Despite the increasing availability of vaccines, the Summit County Public Health Department still has some concerns. Public Health Commissioner Donna Skoda says while it s doing a good job of getting people vaccinated at the recently opened mass vaccination site at the county fairgrounds, she’s still concerned about community spread.
“Any time you have these spikes in cases, you risk severe disease, Skoda said. And our worry is that we’re seeing these variants circulate, and even though folks may have had COVID previously or may be vaccinated, you can still get disease.”