Free COVID-19 testing hours in New Castle, Rifle and Parachute have been changed because of the weather, Garfield County Public Health announced in a Saturday news release.
In New Castle, the mobile testing van will now be available to provide free testing to anyone regardless of identification or insurance from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Elk Creek Elementary parking lot, 804 Main St.
In Parachute, the visit was rescheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Monday in the Bea Underwood Elementary School parking lot, 0741 Tamarisk Trail.
In Rifle, testing is now slated for noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Garfield County Fairgrounds, 1001 Railroad Ave., in Rifle.
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Courtesy of Dr. Brooke Allen
Throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, rates of new COVID-19 cases continue to rise. New cases transmitted over Thanksgiving are just beginning to trickle into county data, exacerbating virus rates that were already higher than any other point in the pandemic.
Hospitals in the area are edging closer to capacity, especially Garfield County, and leaders in Pitkin County are hoping a new travel affidavit for visitors will help stem another rise in local cases as the busy holiday season picks up.
A spate of deaths in Garfield County
Garfield County reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths in just one week, with eight of the deaths occurring between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6. The other two happened earlier in November, but were reported to the coroner’s office later. The virus has killed sixteen people in Garfield County since the pandemic began, with two more deaths pending confirmation.
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