Managing traffic at the In-N-Out on Alameda Avenue in Aurora.
Ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks have infected more than one-third of the staff at In-N-Out locations in Colorado over the last seven weeks and may have started the same day the popular restaurants opened.
The twin outbreaks have grown to include 168 confirmed cases between the locations in Aurora and Colorado Springs. The company employs a total of 411 people at the restaurants, according to reports filed by local health agencies.
Those figures represent total infections since early December. Only five employees have active, confirmed infections, according to a representative for In-N-Out.
The previously infected employees have “already recovered, and are presently healthy and well,” said Denny Warnick, vice president of operations, in a written statement.
Hours expanded at 4 El Paso County COVID-19 testing sites
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The El Paso County Health Department announced the expansion of COVID-19 test site hours. Now all four community sites will be open seven days week.
Almost 500,000 tests have been done in our county since the start of the pandemic, but compared to some regions in our state, our testing rates don’t measure up.
As of now, El Paso County’s testing rate is just over 60,000 tests per 100,000 people.
According to the Colorado Department of Public Health’s website, this doesn’t even place us in the top 19 for testing rates in the state. Officials with the El Paso County health department said though that statistic doesn’t alarm them, the county could be more competitive.
Health officials in contact with In-N-Out amid 2 largest restaurant outbreaks in state
A total of 145 employees at In-N-Out s two Colorado locations have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks. Author: Allison Sylte Updated: 9:22 AM MST January 8, 2021
AURORA, Colo. The Tri-County Health Department is in “active and frequent communication” with the Aurora In-N-Out location, which as of this writing has had 62 employees test positive for COVID-19 in recent weeks, making it the second largest restaurant outbreak in the state.
The largest is at the In-N-Out location in Colorado Springs, where according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) 83 employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
More than 100 employees may have contracted the novel coronavirus at two In-N-Out locations this month making the outbreaks the largest reported in Colorado restaurants. Sixty-nine employees of the chain’s store in Colorado Springs have tested positive or have “probable” cases of COVID-19 in an outbreak that was first reported on Dec. 6.
Colorado Dept. of Public Health clears up COVID-19 misconceptions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is sharing the reality behind common COVID-19 myths, in hopes that people think twice before making plans over the holiday weekend.
Health experts said a common myth when it comes to testing is that getting a negative test result means you can continue with your normal holiday plans. This actually isn t the case, as a negative test doesn t necessarily mean you re free of Covid.
Experts said there s always a chance of getting tested too early to detect the virus, or contracting the virus between getting tested and going out.