{"id":806306,"date":"2020-04-11T15:08:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T21:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381685"},"modified":"2020-04-11T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T21:08:58","slug":"summit-coronavirus-cases-jump-by-8-saturday-up-to-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-coronavirus-cases-jump-by-8-saturday-up-to-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit coronavirus cases jump by 8 Saturday, up to 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"37.22869955157\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mask-sdn-040420-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Personal protective equipment for COVID-19 testing is pictured at the Summit Community Care Clinic in Frisco on Monday, March 30.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>DILLON \u2013 Summit County reported late Saturday morning local <a href=\"http:\/\/summitcountyco.gov\/1306\/Coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">positive cases of the novel coronavirus is up to 72<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>, an increase of eight from Friday\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>Cumulative hospitalizations related to COVID-19 and COVID-19-like symptoms increased by three, to 35. Of those hospitalizations, 20 people have tested positive and 13 negative, with one test pending and one lost specimen.<\/p>\n<p>There remain zero deaths from COVID-19 in the county.<\/p>\n<p>The county\u2019s reported testing reached the 200 mark on Saturday, with 72 testing positive, 127 negative and 21 tests pending. The total of 200 total tests was an increase in the county\u2019s report of 7% since Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/sdn-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The county continues to include in its positive test number people who have not received an official positive COVID-19, though they are experiencing strong symptoms and were directly exposed to someone known to have the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s increase of eight cases tied April 1 for a single-day high, though county officials and health officials have cautioned the public to view the raw data with a grain of salt. Officials have previously stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinmJDJkOHoAhUlAp0JHfAhDgQQFjABegQIAhAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.summitdaily.com%2Fnews%2Fsummit-county-health-experts-update-covid-19-testing-demand-and-contextualize-symptom-social-distance-data%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw35Ia6Aio19jzuikwM-Ou8I\">there is a delay in receiving some testing results from labs while the county has also had to prioritize testing for those with more severe symptoms<\/a>. County officials maintain they believe the number of people in the community with COVID-19 is \u201cmuch higher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The county launched its <a href=\"https:\/\/datastudio.google.com\/u\/0\/reporting\/1FZEuQfsBPdHjikFNL_NC-UHkfIDISrrs\/page\/UdJJB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">symptom tracker website<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> a couple of weeks ago due to the lack of testing and in order to gauge the spread of COVID-19-like symptoms in the community. County spokeswoman Julie Sutor has made it clear the site is not intended to provide diagnostic data of the virus in the community. As of Saturday afternoon, the tracker had received 1,495 total responses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.338785046729\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 sd-4 pl-4\" readability=\"17.745882352941\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your financial support is critical to help us keep our communities informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on our residents and businesses. Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your donation will be used exclusively to support quality, local journalism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <button class=\"btn\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=below-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-coronavirus-cases-jump-by-8-saturday-up-to-72\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal protective equipment for COVID-19 testing is pictured at the Summit Community Care Clinic in Frisco on Monday, March 30.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com DILLON \u2013 Summit County reported late Saturday morning local positive cases of the novel coronavirus is up to 72, an increase of eight from Friday\u2019s report. 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