Jefferson County also moving to Level Blue on Friday, opening capacity limits to 100%
Mary OConnell
and last updated 2021-04-13 17:40:39-04
GOLDEN, Colo. â With the state handing COVID-19 authority over to local governments this week, Jefferson County Public Health on Tuesday issued a public health order that will move the county toward a full reopening, beginning Friday.
From Friday to May 15, the county will operate under Level Blue capacity levels, and there won t be changes to that status for that 30-day period.
Level Blue allows for 100% capacity at restaurants (with social distancing still enforced) and gyms and 50%, or 500 people, for indoor events. Last call for alcohol is 2 a.m. under Level Blue, and all grade levels in schools would be in-person.
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis makes a point about the state s modeling efforts against the coronavirus during a news conference Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
and last updated 2021-04-09 20:41:45-04
DENVER â Colorado officials said Friday the state is in a fourth wave of the pandemic, with more than half of new cases being caused by variants of concern and with increasing case numbers and hospitalizations among people ages 18-50. But the state still plans to hand control of the dial system and restrictions over to local counties in a week.
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Birmingham: The city on Tuesday extended a mandate requiring face masks in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, even as the statewide mandate expires. The City Council voted to extend the mask requirement through May 24. The decision came the same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Alabama will receive $44 million to expand vaccination efforts. Alabama ranks last in the country for the percentage of people who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to CDC data. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the mask ordinance is needed because COVID-19 continues to be a health threat, and most people in the city and the state have not been fully vaccinated. Woodfin said many local businesses also urged the city to keep the mask ordinance in place. “We will continue to make decisions that we be
COVID-19 hospitalizations, infections rise in Colorado
April 8, 2021 GMT
DENVER (AP) Health officials in Colorado have reported an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state while infections also suggest wider spread of the virus.
The state Department of Public Health and Environment said 450 people were hospitalized statewide as of Wednesday with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections, The Denver Post reported Thursday. The last time that many people were in the hospital because of COVID-19 was Feb. 19.
Larimer, Adams, Douglas and Pueblo counties saw an increase in hospitalizations while numbers in most parts of the state remained stable or slowly decreased. Hospitalizations in Pueblo increased 11 of the last 14 days.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. â Some bars will have to close and restaurants and gyms will be required to operate at 50% capacity once again effective Friday, due to an increase of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Jefferson County.
âUnfortunately we are slipping in the wrong direction,â said Dr. Dawn Comstock, executive director for Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH), in a news release sent to Denver7 Wednesday.
The county reported 142.7 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents for the period lasting from March 31-April 6, which exceeds the metrics for Level Blue (115 cases per 100,000 residents for five consecutive days) in the stateâs COVID-19 dial.