Tag: El Paso County Public Health
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First rabies case of 2023 identified in Colorado Springs area
A bat found outside Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center is the first animal of the year to test positive for rabies in El Paso County, the county’s public health agency confirmed Thursday. The bat was reported to be crawling on the ground near north Cheyenne Canyon on Monday before it was sent for testing, according…
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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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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…
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Colorado COVID-19 cases surge over Christmas while vaccinations dip
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Colorado spiked in the days around Christmas, the latest state health department data show, with the biggest single-day new infections reported since the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic. Over the holiday weekend, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment reported more than 10,000 new cases, signaling…
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COVID cases in Colorado continue rapid spread in schools, child care centers and health care facilities
COVID-19 has spread rapidly in Colorado K-12 schools in the past week, with 485 additional infections, according to outbreak data the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment updated Wednesday. That brings the total number of active cases to 886, among students and staff at elementary, middle and high schools statewide. Schoolchildren lead the state…
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Colorado National Guard confiscates thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Colorado Springs medical spa
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado National Guard confiscated thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine from a Colorado Springs medical spa Friday, the same day health officials launched an investigation into potential issues with the vaccination process there, county officials said Saturday. The state health department paused administration of…
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Vaccine inequities among Colorado’s older citizens shortchange minorities
Older white residents in the Denver metro area and Colorado Springs were roughly twice as likely as their Hispanic peers to get vaccinated in the state’s push to inoculate its oldest residents, and activists say state leaders needed to do more to address the inequities affecting minority communities. The vaccination data highlights the disparity in…
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First shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrives in El Paso County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Public Health on Tuesday received 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the department announced, just one week after receiving its first shipment of Pfizer vaccines. The county’s shipment of the Moderna vaccines, approved for use Friday by the U.S. Food and…