{"id":806514,"date":"2020-04-17T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=381890"},"modified":"2020-04-17T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T18:51:35","slug":"6-new-coronavirus-cases-1-additional-hospitalization-reported-in-summit-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/6-new-coronavirus-cases-1-additional-hospitalization-reported-in-summit-county\/","title":{"rendered":"6 new coronavirus cases, 1 additional hospitalization reported in Summit County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"34.287009063444\">\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\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/Coronavirus-SDN-030820-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>A coronavirus testing kit at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on March 6.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 Six new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.summitcountyco.gov\/1306\/Coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summit County coronavirus webpage<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> Friday along with one additional hospitalization. The death of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/county-awaits-autopsy-for-silverthorne-man-who-tested-positive-for-covid-19-post-mortem\/\">Silverthorne man last weekend<\/a> continues to be the only reported fatality related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The county now has a total of 93 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, and 38 patients have been hospitalized since March 5. Representatives from St. Anthony Summit Medical Center have refused to say how many patients are currently hospitalized. Doctors have said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-county-doctors-talk-about-how-patients-are-recovering-from-the-new-coronavirus-and-whether-elevation-plays-a-role\/\">critically ill patients are being transported to the Front Range<\/a> and that the local hospital is not near capacity.<\/p>\n<p>More tests continue to be administered, as well. As of Friday, the county has reported 249 total tests, up 12 from Thursday.&nbsp;Community members have been critical of the county\u2019s lack of testing capacity, but county officials have said that there is a nationwide shortage of test kids as well as testing backlogs at state and private labs.<\/p>\n<p>People ages 30-39 make up 20% of cases, more than any other age group. A total of 71% of cases are found in people ages 20-59. Three-fifths of all cases are men.<\/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 prioritize tests for patients with moderate or severe symptoms as well as first responders and health care providers. Patients with mild symptoms are not being tested. County officials encourage people who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 \u2014 including fever, muscle aches, cough, shortness of breath, headache and sore throat \u2014 to enter a report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/datastudio.google.com\/u\/0\/reporting\/1FZEuQfsBPdHjikFNL_NC-UHkfIDISrrs\/page\/UdJJB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summit County symptom tracker<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>.&nbsp;<\/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\/6-new-coronavirus-cases-1-additional-hospitalization-reported-in-summit-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coronavirus testing kit at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on March 6.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com FRISCO \u2014 Six new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported on the Summit County coronavirus webpage Friday along with one additional hospitalization. The death of a Silverthorne man last weekend continues to be the only reported [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-806514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-13 19:38:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}