{"id":23036,"date":"2020-05-23T08:31:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T14:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64705"},"modified":"2020-05-23T08:31:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T14:31:44","slug":"letter-is-grand-countys-covid-19-case-count-really-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/letter-is-grand-countys-covid-19-case-count-really-accurate\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Is Grand County\u2019s COVID-19 case count really accurate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"27\">\n<p>Sitting in the safety of our cozy Grand County homes, we\u2019ve recently been given plenty of time to ponder. For us local residents and business owners, is it possible for you to clarify your latest COVID-19 article regarding Grand County Public Health\u2019s attempt to submit a variance request?<\/p>\n<p>What is the premise of the requested variance? Five patients\u2019 permanent residences \u201care in other counties\u201d so they were not included in Grand County\u2019s total case count. Correct? But were they \u201cpatients\u201d in our Grand County health system and perhaps were they living in their second-homes here during the Colorado shutdown? Or in VRBOs, which supposedly are in a closed status, but frequently inhabited by friends and family?<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cpatients\u201d potentially could have purchased local produce and gas and coffee and interacted with us locals too, yet they\u2019re not \u201ccounted\u201d in our local risk factors? Is our total case count really transparent and accurate? What are we doing to establish a careful contact tracing team? Grand County needs to continue to be a safe oasis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Avis Gray, Grand Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.297535211268\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 pr-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.154867256637\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/shn-logo-2x-wht.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers around Grand County make the Sky-Hi News&#8217; work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. 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