Outbreaks of COVID-19 are back on the rise in Larimer County.
For the first time in nearly two months, new outbreaks were reported to the state. Four newly reported outbreaks push the county s total to seven active outbreaks, with a least one case confirmed to be the highly transmissible Delta variant, the main strain circulating in Colorado.
In most instances, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment considers an outbreak to be five or more cases within a 14-day window, but two or more cases in health care settings also constitute an outbreak.
Given the link between cases, it s safe to say the Delta variant accounts for a significant portion of these cases, said Katie O Donnell, spokesperson for the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment.
Don t forget the bug spray, because the West Nile virus is now in Larimer County.
Thankfully, Larimer County isn t unprepared for this news. LCDHE began monitoring the County s West Nile virus risk in June just before the disease appeared in Weld County.
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Now, the agency will work with Vector Disease Control International, a mosquito abatement company, Colorado State University, and local municipalities to manage risk among residents. Mosquito numbers are abundant in many areas of the County. It is a good time to remind people to protect themselves from West Nile virus by taking steps to avoid being bitten, read the release. That can easily be done by using an effective repellent or staying indoors when mosquitos are biting.
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It may ve been a while since you ve had a common cold, but cases are starting to return, The Denver Channel reported. Now that most of us have un-masked and are starting to mix and mingle in public again, that means non-COVID respiratory viruses are spreading, even though it s off season.
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Typically, we catch colds when the weather gets
colder, but Sam Dominguez, an infectious disease physician from the Children s Hospital Colorado, said that they re starting to see an uptick in cases right now.
Viruses that we normally pass around were almost non-existent in the winter because of masks, social distancing and extra COVID-19 precautions, Dominguez told The Denver Channel. Now, we ve lost some of our immunity to those viruses as well. Handwashing is key here, along with wearing a mask if you feel like you have a respiratory virus.