Boulder moves last call up to 10 p.m. after spike in COVID-19 cases
The City of Boulder has issued an emergency order prohibiting the sale of alcohol at bars, restaurants and clubs after 10 p.m., according to a release from the city. That’s an hour earlier than what the state’s order requires for Boulder County.
The order goes into effect Friday and will last until Oct. 8 unless it’s amended or extended, the release said, and applies to nearly 200 businesses within Boulder city limits.
The release said the intent of the order is to slow the increasing spread of coronavirus among young people in Boulder. New cases of COVID-19 have been on the rise for almost three weeks in Boulder County, the release said, with the vast majority due to transmission among people ages 18 to 22. The increase has been seen among CU Boulder students living in the University Hill neighborhood in particular.
Boulder County is operating under the state’s Safer at Home Level 2 restrictions. The release said if COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the county is at risk of moving to Safer at Home Level 3, which would increase restrictions for the community and local businesses.