Valley Voices On Friday, we marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in Colorado. In Eagle County alone, so far, over 5,000 people contracted the virus and 21 individuals have died from it. As we take time to grieve lives lost and sacrifices made, it is also important that we reflect on the inequities that this pandemic threw into light. For everyone in Eagle County who had sick family members, were hospitalized themselves, struggled with new or worsening mental illness, or paused vital preventative care, the slow-rolling crisis of prohibitively expensive health care has become personal. We have reached an inflection point. The time to act is now.