coronavirus
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Denver committee agrees to extend use of 140 hotel rooms for homeless population
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Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday moved a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The city began providing food and shelter at the Aloft Hotel at the start of the…
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Denver extends COVID local disaster declaration to end of June
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Denver City Council approved a resolution extending the city’s disaster declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic to June 27. The declaration was originally issued by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 12, 2020, and was set to expire on May 30. The city decided to extend because the effects of the pandemic, including loss of life,…
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Colorado’s Michael Bennet tests positive for COVID-19
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Sunday. “I’m experiencing minor, cold-like symptoms and plan to work virtually while quarantining at our home in Denver this week,” Bennet said. “I encourage all Coloradans to get vaccinated and boosted to protect themselves, their families, and our communities,” he added. COVID-19…
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Polis presses Biden for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5, criticizes FDA’s ‘lack of action’
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Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to get a vaccine deployed to children under 5, criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its “lack of action and urgency.” In his letter, Polis noted that Colorado is home to a quarter-million children under 5 who remain at risk of contracting the virus. The…
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Over $44M in COVID relief funds distributed to CU Boulder students
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The University of Colorado Boulder awarded more than $44 million in federal emergency funds to thousands of students to help pay for COVID-19 related expenses, the university announced Wednesday. More than 14,000 students were given emergency grants that ranged between $500 and $2,000, according to the university. The money came from the Higher Education Emergency…
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El Paso County to use $10 million in federal coronavirus money for road improvements, maintenance
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A recent rule change to the American Rescue Plan Act means El Paso County can use a portion of its almost $140 million in federal relief money to help improve and maintain roads, El Paso County officials said Tuesday. The unexpected $10 million windfall will help fill a financial pothole that remained after voters in…
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
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As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their mask restrictions. Polis lifted Colorado’s mask mandate last year. “As…
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Second COVID testing site opens at Denver International Airport
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A second XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opened Wednesday at Denver International Airport for travelers. The new location includes both rapid and PCR tests on the southwest end of Level 5 of the Jeppesen Terminal, between Boulder Beer Tap House and Hudson News. Folks can get tested there before going through security. “As travel increases, especially…
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Omicron infections now below delta wave, need for additional doses of vaccine ‘likely’
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There are fewer Coloradans hospitalized with COVID-19 now than at any point since early October as the omicron wave continues to rapidly subside, a decline that state officials hope will shepherd in months of pandemic calm. COVID-19 infections, which just 30 days ago were more than twice as high as they’d ever been, are now below…
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COVID-19 contact tracing in El Paso County, Denver plows on as other communities pull back
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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 highly transmissible omicron variant has infected on average 1,456 residents…
