CENTENNIAL — Each Coloradan infected by the new coronavirus likely has spread the disease to three or four others, Gov. Jared Polis said Friday as he warned of how bad things may get in the state unless people start taking social distancing seriously. In explaining — and defending — his stay-at-home order issued earlier this […]
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At least 12 Colorado deaths — including in Denver — now linked to coronavirus
The new coronavirus has been linked to at least 12 Colorado deaths, health officials announced on Tuesday, as the number of people confirmed and presumed infected by the disease nears 1,000. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced on Tuesday two new deaths in Denver and one in Weld County. Teller County announced […]
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Coronavirus now linked to at least 9 deaths in Colorado
The new coronavirus has now been linked to at least nine deaths in Colorado as the outbreak of the disease rapidly worsens. A Teller County man in his 80s was killed by COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, health officials announced on Monday night. And recent tests showed a Gunnison County man in his […]
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Silverman: Be a positive lifeline during the coronavirus quarantine – we’re all in this together
How often do we get a chance to be heroes? And make a sacrifice for our city, state and country in a time of war? We must stay home to save lives. Time to hunker down. Some are still mulling with whom to hunker. Or perhaps going solo. Talk about your big decisions! This home detention […]
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Governor opts to ask — not mandate — that people stay home; requires some employers to limit in-person workforce by 50%
Updated on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 5:46 p.m.: Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide stay-at-home order that goes into effect Thursday, March 26, and lasts until at least April 11. CENTENNIAL — Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday implored — but did not go so far as to require — Coloradans to go out in […]
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Nicolais: Comparisons of the coronavirus to the flu should terrify us
Last Friday the 13th, my neighbor passed away. Gary had a weakened immune system, contracted influenza followed by pneumonia, survived on a ventilator for several days and finally died. I became profoundly mournful after hearing the news. First and foremost, I’d known Gary to be a good, kind and generous man in the 10 years […]
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Colorado governor asks landlords to forgo evictions, penalties for late rent; forms business-response panel
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday asked landlords and banks to be lenient toward Coloradans and keep them in their homes as thousands in the state deal with employment as a result of the new coronavirus. “You should not lose your home or your utilities simply because a restaurant was forced to close down to prevent […]
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A Telluride couple is paying for their entire county’s coronavirus tests. They hope the results will stop the disease everywhere.
San Miguel County in southwest Colorado through Thursday had no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. But already it has sent a handful of people with severe respiratory ailments to hospitals where they’re receiving critical care for suspected infections. In response and as a precaution, the county has taken some of the state’s most drastic […]
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Colorado announces third, fourth coronavirus deaths
Two more people have died from the new coronavirus in Colorado, bringing the state’s death toll to four. The first victim was a man in his 60s from El Paso County, public health officials said Thursday. He was connected to a woman — in her 80s and also from El Paso County — who died […]
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Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, reusing masks in preparation for a coronavirus surge
Some Colorado hospitals are postponing elective surgeries, imposing greater restrictions on visitors and telling staff to reuse protective respirator masks that are intended for one-time use. The moves come as health care systems in the state change their focus from testing for transmission of the new coronavirus, to trying to slow the spread of COVID-19 […]