The number of people hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colorado on Friday reached their highest level since Jan. 21. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported there were 705 people hospitalized because of the virus at the end of this week, up from 263 on July 12. Coronavirus cases have been […]
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41 Colorado counties had level-red coronavirus metrics on New Year’s Eve. They’re now under level-orange restrictions.
When Gov. Jared Polis pronounced in a nighttime tweet last week that counties in red-level coronavirus status could drop to the less-restrictive “level orange,” 41 out of 64 counties did not meet the requirements to do so. Most of those counties were in level red because of their two-week incidence rate, a calculation of coronavirus […]
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Colorado governor unveils new coronavirus restrictions aimed at preventing lockdowns
Gov. Jared Polis announced new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday aimed — at least temporarily — at preventing about half of Colorado’s counties from being forced into lockdown as COVID-19 sickens more people and fills more hospital beds each day. The new mandates are intended to give counties with a worsening COVID-19 situation another chance to improve […]
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Hispanic, Black Coloradans have been disproportionately hospitalized because of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic continues to exact a disproportionate toll on Colorado’s communities of color, new data released Thursday by the state Health Department shows. Hispanic Coloradans, who make up 22% of the state’s population, have accounted for roughly 38% of the state’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Black people make up almost 5% of the state’s […]