COVID-19 incidents in El Paso County higher than other counties
In El Paso County, the infection rate is highest in the state for large counties.
and last updated 2021-07-09 21:09:09-04
EL PASO COUNTY â COVID-19 infection rates in El Paso County and the rest of Colorado have steadily dropped since the peak back in December. The result is the emergency declaration in state lifted and most prevention measures eased. It [the virus] has not been retired, said El Paso County Public Health, Data Epidemiologist, Fadi Youkhana. Despite, more manageable numbers there are risk factors still in play.
The Delta variant is rapidly spreading. It appears more prevalent in parts of the United States with lower vaccination rates. Our trends of cases have moved down, but now they re leveling and beginning to rise and that we think is a consequence of Delta and areas of the United States that are less vaccinated, said El Paso County Public Health, Data Epidemiologist, Stephen Goodwin.
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