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Other major metrics have seen increases, too.

Governor Polis raised the specter of a third viral wave.

Variants represent the most significant concern right now.

The current total is based on a sampling of cases.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is planning to loosen restrictions on the dial dashboard created to track the progress of COVID-19 in the state, offering more flexibility to smaller counties and moving to seven- rather than fourteen-day spans of the most relevant metrics around COVID-19. The moves are justified by the latest data, which continues to show overall stability — albeit with modest increases in several major categories. Here are the most recent numbers, upd...

On January 24, approximately 1,000 people ages seventy and up received the COVID-19 vaccine during a UCHealth event staged outside Coors Field — the most visible evidence yet that inoculations in the Denver area are finally ramping up after a frustratingly slow start. Meanwhile, the latest data about the novel coronavirus in Colorado shows that most metrics continue to improve, offering further indication that spikes feared in the wake of the holiday season have failed to materialize. Here ar...

Governor Jared Polis and other Colorado officials have acknowledged that the state saw a rise in COVID-19 cases following the holidays. But more than two weeks after New Years Eve, its clear from just-updated data that the bump was modest and already appears to be receding, even as infections in many other places around the country continue to accelerate at a tragic pace. Why is Colorado doing better than many states? This subject will busy researchers for years to come — but one possible fac...

Several Local Stores Busted For Underage Alcohol Sales The Caddo Sheriff’s Office Youth Services Division has been working hard to combat underage alcohol sales by conducting a second holiday operation this year aimed at stopping the sale of alcohol to underage persons. Twenty-eight businesses were checked to make sure they were in compliance with local liquor laws, including several of the same businesses that were checked in the other operation conducted earlier in the month on December ...