Saturday marks two years since what was then called the “novel coronavirus” was first discovered in Colorado. It’s been a long haul for everyone, but especially for the health care and public health workers on the front lines. For them, these past two years have essentially been a mass-casualty emergency that refuses to let up, […]
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Colorado’s omicron-driven COVID wave appears to have crested — but not everywhere in the state
Colorado’s record-breaking wave of COVID infections caused by the virus’s omicron variant appears to have crested, state officials said Thursday. Reports of new infections began declining about a week ago, as did the percentage of tests coming back positive. “We have multiple ways of looking at data to try to estimate if the decrease we […]
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On Colorado’s Front Range, your neighborhood may determine your risk of catching COVID-19
Consider, for a moment, two neighborhoods in Denver: Platt Park and Westwood. Both are in the southern half of the city, separated by a two-mile drive along Mississippi Avenue over the railroad tracks. Both are home to lots of young families. And both, of course, are 16 months into weathering the coronavirus pandemic. But, according […]
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Colorado is inching toward coronavirus herd immunity – but not just due to the vaccine
Don’t get too cocky, Colorado, but we have some eagerly awaited news for you: Parts of the state are slowly, but steadily, inching closer to herd immunity from coronavirus — one way or another. More than 50% of the state’s total population has now been fully immunized against the virus, according to figures from the […]
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Cases of coronavirus variant from India nearly tripled in less than a week in Mesa County
GRAND JUNCTION — Health officials in Colorado have reported the number of infections from the COVID-19 variant from India nearly tripled in less than a week in Mesa County, the only county in the state with reported variant cases. Mesa County Public Health Director Jeff Kuhr told county commissioners on Monday that the county, which […]
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More than 20 Colorado counties are poised to move to the lowest level of coronavirus restrictions
More than 20 Colorado counties could begin moving into the lowest level of coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday when the state implements the latest version of its COVID-19 dial, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of case and testing data. But the state Health Department late Tuesday added new uncertainty to a proposal first released Friday […]
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13 charts that show how Colorado has fared during coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has been difficult not just because of its enormity but also because of its mystery. Now more than a year in, public health officials still find themselves surprised at some of the tricks that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can pull. “We certainly haven’t seen any virus that behaves like this […]
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On Edge: A veteran Colorado paramedic grapples with coronavirus’ toll on his lungs and sense of self
Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus. On its face, the answer seems clear: He’s a paramedic. But he was careful, thought himself well-protected, thought that if he did catch COVID, he’d knock it right down. “Up until the point I […]
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Something in the way we move: The reason coronavirus came roaring back in Colorado
In early November, as Colorado’s coronavirus case numbers surged to levels that now threaten the state’s hospital capacity and could lead to thousands more deaths before the end of the year, Gov. Jared Polis issued a plea to his constituents. “We’ve got to live like we did in August and September. We just all eased […]
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, his partner test positive for COVID-19
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, have tested positive for COVID-19. The pair announced their diagnosis on Saturday night. The governor’s office says both are asymptomatic and isolating in their home. “Marlon and I are feeling well so far, and are in good spirits,” the governor said in a written statement. “No […]