Colorado has seen a 17.2% increase in cases of the novel coronavirus related to the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays, statewide data shows. At a Summit County Board of Health meeting Thursday, Jan. 14,.
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Hospital leaders and other Summit County leaders talked about Phase 1B vaccine rollout and the need for patience as well as continued efforts by individuals to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Summit County leaders outlined plans today for distributing COVID-19 vaccines to the next phase of eligible recipients.
The county at this point expects to receive a total of 5,750 doses for group 1B, which includes the elderly, those with certain medical conditions and school personnel. Those doses will be distributed among 11 different providers at 36 different sites located around the county.
The providers include local hospitals, pharmacies and the Summit County Public Health Department. Each location will get between 100 and 300 doses. Public Health Commissioner Donna Skoda says they’ll start administering them on January 21.
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Thanks to a state variance, the official start of the winter sports season is less than a week away for Summit High School teams.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and other state officials granted a variance to the Colorado High School Activities Association that allows the governing body to provide statewide regulations for practices and competition despite differences in local health regulations.
Even coaches of indoor teams are much more optimistic that the season will happen than they were a month ago.
“I’m feeling better about it,” boys basketball head coach Jordan Buller said. “Just being in the gym last week with the guys is a big step forward for me in terms of a positive outlook on things. CHSAA has done a pretty good job for us to have a semblance of a season. The boys and those in the program, we have an awareness of what’s to come, to be safe and keep our social circles small. In these challenging times, if
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Dillon officials discussed the possibility of allowing walk-up and drive-thru marijuana sales in town during a regular council work session Tuesday night, Jan. 5, but community groups are already urging the council not to entertain the idea any further.
New rules from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division will allow dispensaries to offer walk-up and drive-thru marijuana sales this year, but local governments will have a say in whether they want to allow the sales in their towns or implement more stringent regulations on the practice than outlined by the division.
Dillon Town Council opened discussions on the topic this week, and while officials haven’t made any decisions, council members agreed to pursue more in-depth conversations on the issue in the future.
A Summit County resident died from COVID-19 earlier this month, according to the Summit County Public Health Department. The death is the fourth in the county due to COVID-19.
The 47-year-old Summit County man died Dec. 7 at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs due to respiratory failure brought on by COVID-19. The man also had other significant health conditions, according to public officials. He tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his death and was transferred from Summit County to Penrose Hospital via Flight for Life.
“It saddens us to lose anyone in our community to this disease, and we extend our deep condolences to his family,” Summit County Public Health Director Amy Wineland said in a news release.