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Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography Summit County is rapidly approaching its vaccination goal, though there may be some minor changes to the data next week, according to Public Health Director Amy Wineland. Wineland provided an update on vaccination efforts and the overall coronavirus situation in the area during a Board of Health work session Thursday afternoon, noting that Summit County’s trends continue to move in the right direction. There were only 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Summit County over the past week, Wineland said, and the county’s seven-day cumulative in...

Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography Summit County reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 over the week, according to the county’s coronavirus webpage. The total number of cases among residents stands at 3,671. No new hospitalizations among residents were reported over the week, keeping the total at 136 since March 5, 2020. , the county was reporting 74.2 new cases per 100,000 residents as of 4 p.m. Friday. That number is down 77.5 cases per 100,000 residents from last week. The county’s positivity rate — the percentage of tests that return positive — is 4.8%, which is dow...

Photo by Jason Connolly / Jason Connolly Photography Summit County COVID-19 numbers are trending downward, and with vaccination and incident rates continuing to improve, the county could see another loosening of restrictions as early as next week. Summit County Public Health Director Amy Wineland provided officials with an update on the county’s coronavirus situation during a meeting with the Board of Health on Thursday, April 29, sharing some positive news on the area’s progress. The county’s seven-day cumulative incidence rate dropped to 96.8 new cases per 100,000 residents this week,...

Photo by Sawyer D'Argonne / sdargonne@summitdaily.com. Summit County is set to begin construction on a new Frisco Transit Center building this year, and officials are hopeful the building will better facilitate the future growth of ridership in the area and encourage new users to try out the county’s public transportation for the first time. The county recently completed a request for bids on the second phase of the project. The first phase began in 2019 and has already been completed, according to Summit County Transit Director Chris Lubbers, who characterized the initial phase as the civi...

For those interested in receiving a vaccine, here’s what you need to know. How to make an appointment As of early April, all Coloradans ages 16 and older are eligible to receive a vaccine. Because vaccines are in short supply, all residents should preregister for an appointment at CoMassVax.org , which is used for the county’s drive-thru and neighborhood pop-up clinics. When residents preregister, they are essentially putting their name on a contact list. Public health officials draw names randomly each week and notify those individuals about available appointments. Brian Bovaird, directo...