Tag: Boulder County Public Health
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Skunk in Boulder County tests positive for rabies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A sick skunk found in Boulder has tested positive for rabies, according to Boulder County Public Health. The skunk was found last Sunday near the 1400 block of Brown Circle. A dog alerted its owner to the animal, who the owner said was acting erratically…
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Skunk tests positive for rabies in Longmont
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County Public Health is asking Longmont residents to come forward if they, or their pet, recently interacted with an aggressive skunk, because one of the animals in the area recently tested positive for rabies. …
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Boulder County’s indoor mask mandate being reinstated
Due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, an indoor mask mandate will be reinstated in Boulder County beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. Boulder County’s Board of Health approved the order Thursday evening and will require all people 2 and up to mask up in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. “Only second to…
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Boulder County Public Health issues order requiring masks in schools, at athletic events
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County Public Health on Monday issued an order mandating masks indoors at schools, child care facilities and all athletic events for everyone old than 2, regardless of vaccination status. The health department is also recommending masks for everyone older than 2 in all indoor settings. …
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Boulder County face mask mandate to expire
Boulder County’s public health order requiring face masks in certain spaces is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Boulder County Public Health opted to let the mask mandate expire based on the county’s current high vaccination rates and low case rates, the department said in a release. As of Thursday, 74% of the county’s eligible…
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Rabid skunk bites pet dog in Longmont
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A skunk has tested positive for rabies after it bit a pet dog in Longmont Wednesday, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies said the skunk entered the pet owner’s property on Quail Road and, when the dog approached it, bit the dog on the…
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Face masks no longer required outdoors in Jefferson, Boulder counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County and Jefferson County’s updated face covering orders went into effect Monday, no longer requiring masks in public outdoor spaces. Masks are still required indoors. Officials said the changes are a result of increasing vaccination rates among vulnerable populations. According to county data, 40.2%…
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System activated to notify Boulder County residents when COVID vaccine is available
The Boulder County Health Department is allowing residents to sign up to be notified when the COVID-19 vaccine is ready to be distributed to their priority group. The new system comes after Gov. Jared Polis changed the state’s vaccine distribution plan last week, including those 70 and older, moderate risk health care workers, first responders…
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Boulder outpatient health care workers asked to complete survey to receive vaccine
Boulder County health officials are encouraging all outpatient health care workers providing direct care to patients to complete a vaccine notification survey that will connect providers to clinics when it is available. The COVID-19 Outpatient Healthcare Worker Vaccination Notification survey will assist outpatient workers to receive the vaccine in the initial phase of its distribution, Boulder…
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Boulder County warns of ‘critical’ turning point for COVID-19 regulations as Halloween approaches
Boulder County warned that COVID-19 outbreaks resulting from Halloween would be disastrous during a University of Colorado Boulder weekly update Tuesday. Boulder County’s two-week new case average reached 187.4 per 100,000 residents on Tuesday. That is well into the 175 requirement for Safer at Home Level 3 regulations instead of the county’s current Level 2…