Ouray County has reported 17 new COVID cases in the last 10 days, half of whom were children and teenagers.

Public Health Director Tanner Kingery said many of the cases are members of the same household, but despite the number of school-aged cases, in-school transmissions haven’t been identified yet.

Three of the 17 cases since last Monday were breakthrough cases: two teenagers and a woman in her 60s. The six younger children aren’t yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and the other adults h...