Chaffee County reached a vaccination rate of 53.5 percent of the total county population fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A total of 18,946 first and second vaccinations have been administered in
Chaffee County reached a vaccination rate of 53.5 percent of the total county population fully vaccinated for COVID-19. A total of 18,946 first and second vaccinations have been administered in the county thus far.
Case numbers are up in Chaffee County, in part due to two ongoing outbreaks at Buena Vista Correctional Complex and Chaffee County Detention Center.
The outbreak at the correctional complex is the fourth event since the pandemic began. Since the current outbreak began April 20, seven inmates and six staff members have tested positive for the virus.
At the detention center in Salida, an outbreak which began April 4, has yielded 24 inmate cases, seven staff cases. One of the inmate cases resulted in death.