Tag: Coronavirus
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Colorado closes COVID-19 community testing sites by mid-January
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will close its 20 remaining COVID-19 testing sites on Jan. 15. As more Coloradans have relied on at-home COVID-19 tests in the past several months, the demand for testing at the state’s community sites has dropped to between 3 to 6% of overall capacity, according to…
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COVID-19 infections expected to increase across Colorado after Thanksgiving
Colorado public health and medical professionals expect a bump in already steadily increasing COVID-19 infections and related hospitalizations across the state after the Thanksgiving holiday and through the winter season. But cases could be less severe than in past surges thanks to high immunity levels in the community, they said. “We’re going to see high…
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Denver will continue to house members of high-risk homeless population at Aloft Hotels
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council gave final approval Monday night to a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The resolutions will extend the…
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Denver committee agrees to extend use of 140 hotel rooms for homeless population
Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday moved a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The city began providing food and shelter at the Aloft Hotel at the start of the…
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Denver extends COVID local disaster declaration to end of June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council approved a resolution extending the city’s disaster declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to June 27. The declaration was originally issued by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 12, 2020, and was set to expire on May 30. The city decided to extend…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their…
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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get…
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Omicron infections now below delta wave; need for additional doses of vaccine ‘likely’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There are fewer Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point since early October as the omicron wave continues to rapidly subside, a decline that state officials hope will shepherd in months of pandemic calm. COVID-19 infections, which just 30 days ago were more…
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COVID-19 contact tracing in El Paso County, Denver plows on as other communities pull back
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While some states and counties ended their coronavirus contact tracing efforts during January in the face of an overwhelming wave of omicron cases, El Paso County and Denver public health workers have plowed on — prioritizing groups and individuals most at risk of severe illness. The…