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Colorado’s 3rd omicron variant case found
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A Jefferson County woman has tested positive for the omicron variant, the state health department said Monday, marking Colorado’s third known case of the latest strain of the virus. The woman had recently traveled to Africa and has not had symptoms, said Jessica Bralish, spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Health and Environment. The…
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations zig zag as facilities push monoclonal antibodies
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Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked up and down over the past week, but, with only 502 hospital beds left statewide as of Tuesday afternoon, facilities warn they’re still facing an overall capacity crisis. The good news is that COVID-19 hospitalizations have declined overall since late November; they now stand at 1,419, down from 1,565 on…
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In push to help hospitals, Polis eases path for people with COVID to get antibody treatment
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Starting Monday, high-risk Coloradans infected with COVID-19 will be able to more easily access treatment to keep them out of the hospital, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday. Now, Coloradans can self-refer – meaning they don’t need a health care provider to sign off first – to receive monoclonal antibodies. Polis has repeatedly pushed the treatment in recent…
