Tag: Department Of Health
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Denver sees first case of West Nile virus
The first case of West Nile virus has been found in a Denver resident, Denver Public Health and Environment confirmed. So far, the 2024 West Nile season is on track to be way less dangerous than last year’s unusually high count, which followed a wet spring and early summer. So far this year, 14 Coloradans…
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Douglas County Commissioners appoint health department board
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County commissioners Tuesday appointed five people to the as-yet-formed Douglas County Health Department’s board of health, including two commissioners with no obvious experience in medical or health-care fields. It’s the second step necessary for Douglas County to create its own department after voting unanimously…
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What’s next for Colorado’s controversial commuter reduction plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s controversial plan to reduce single-occupied vehicle commutes among metro Denver’s large companies isn’t dead, but it’s taken on a new life. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment’s Air Quality Control Commission stood poised to finalize a whole slew of regulations that would have…
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Avalanche, Nuggets look ahead to potential COVID-19 vaccination, an ‘individual decision’
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The stands of Ball Arena are occupied at game time again, by front line staff, health care workers, first responders and limited fans Tuesday and Wednesday. Ticketed fans are set to arrive Friday. In-person viewing for the first time in the 2020-21 season is a move toward normalcy, but precautions are still necessary. As of…
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Denver, all metro counties move to Level Yellow
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Douglas County first in the metro to be eligible for the 5-Star Certification Program
Santa Claus delivered a present a day early as 33 Douglas County businesses can now operate at 25% indoor capacity under the state’s 5-Star Certification Program. Douglas County, one of the first counties to apply for the program, was informed Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment that it had completed “10 days…