Users continue to struggle with Colorado s COVID tracking app
The notification service developed in partnership with Google and Apple allows users to be notified if another user they’ve been near tests positive for COVID.
Credit: kusa Author: Jaleesa Irizarry Updated: 6:46 PM MST January 5, 2021
DENVER More than five million people live in Colorado, but just 1.4 million have opted into the COVID exposure app. The notification service developed in partnership with Google and Apple allows users to be notified if another user they’ve been near tests positive for COVID-19 within a two-week period.
But users have shared issues about the anonymous service that rolled out at the end of October.
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DENVER The state health department has assembled a new team to help with the fight against COVID-19 in Colorado, a task force called Champions for Vaccine Equity. The champions are the most amazing, passionate, committed, just wonderful providers, said Gina Febbraro, the director of strategy and performance at the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE).
Febbraro has been leading community engagement for the COVID-19 vaccine for CDPHE. The idea to start Champions for Vaccine Equity, she said, came from the community.
1,500 miles away from home, a mystery In-N-Out burger shakes New Yorkers to their core.
An outbreak of COVID-19 among employees at two In-N-Out Burger locations in Colorado has grown to 122 cases.
Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) reported on 80 confirmed cases of coronavirus among workers at restaurants in Aurora and Colorado Springs, along with 25 other potentially infected. This Wednesday, however, officials posted an update confirming 42 cases among employees at the Aurora location, and 80 at the Colorado Springs location. Colorado s Department of Public Health & Environment confirmed 122 cases of coronavirus among employees at the state s two locations (not pictured).
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ It s universally agreed that 2020 has been the mother of tough years, particularly in recent history. Even if you have managed to stay COVID-free, the stress of business closures, stay-at-home orders, politics, and the ever-present requirement of masks and social distancing have taken a toll on our physical and mental well-being. Although medical professionals continue encouraging the public to find some way to exercise on a regular basis, sadly, many still question the safety fitness centers during the pandemic.
But here s the good news.
According to a study new study conducted by the Oregon Consulting Group through data collected by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) visiting health clubs poses a very low risk of COVID-19 transmission.
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Dec. 28, 2020
At least 80 In-N-Out Burger employees in Colorado have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
The Arapahoe and El Paso restaurants first opened last month, where fights broke out among customers waiting in lines.
An additional 25 employees may also have the virus but had not yet been tested, the department said. The workers who were positive for the virus and those who were near them were excluded from the workplace, according to a statement released to the news outlet from In-N-Out Vice President of Operations Denny Warnick.
During the past few weeks, we have experienced a concerning number of Colorado associates who have tested positive for COVID-19, Warnick said in a statement provided to QSRweb. Our thoughts and prayers are with our associates and we are hopeful for quick recoveries for each of those affected. .