COVID In Summit County: Emergency Alert Warns Of Increasing Case Rates
SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A high number of COVID-19 cases and "critical staffing shortages" prompted Summit County Public Health to send an emergency alert to residents on Monday. The health department is asking everyone to wear masks while indoors, limit large gatherings and get tested for COVID.
A COVID-19 emergency alert from @SummitCountyGov Health Department, and if you check out the graph I've attached, you'll see why.
— Spencer Wilson (@Spencer_WNews) December 27, 2021
That data is from 12/20-21. Already the cases were spiking. Very interested to see the next time they update…and how sharply that line went up. pic.twitter.com/WSNNDaWnrK
As CBS4 Mountain Newsroom reporter Spencer Wilson states, the seven-day moving average for COVID cases in Summit County spiked drastically from Dec. 20 to Dec. 21. The county's health department website states the dashboard will not be updated until Jan. 1.