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Indeed, hospitalizations have actually gone up in recent days, case counts have apparently plateaued at a level higher than experts would like, and variants are growing rapidly — including one that had been merely categorized as "under investigation" but is now considered to be of significant concern. The press conference took place more than twenty minutes late because Polis was spending time with Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who were in Colorado to promote the American Rescue Plan recently passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. Pol...

The number of COVID-19 variant cases in Colorado is increasing and public health experts said the state must move to provide vaccines while simultaneously holding those variants at bay until broad, population-wide protections are reached. More than 570 variant cases have been identified in Colorado -- 336 cases of them are United Kingdom variant, which is known to be more contagious than the conventional COVID strain. Eleven cases of the South African variant have been identified after it was first found little more than a week ago. All but one of those cases have been tied to the Buena Vista...

As spring weather arrives, the desire to be out among other people will likely grow On a recent sunny afternoon in Denver, there was a breeze blowing through Washington Park. A lot of folks were out, enjoying the weather. Amy Brustkern watched her three kids fly around a basketball court on small electric cars called Crazy Carts. Asked if now, at the end of Year One, pandemic fatigue is a real thing, Brustkern was quick to answer. “Oh, big time. Absolutely,” she said, adding it is especially tough on the kids. “Just getting them out and doing more things (is key), because if they can't ...

By Mary Shinn mary.shinn@gazette.com The vaccination programs have cut the number of older Colorado residents battling the virus and the number of fatalities in that demographic. In the first week of February, 350 people 75 and older were infected with the virus. A month later, that had fallen to 147 cases. Last week, it fell to 122 cases. For long term care centers, there were 10 COVID deaths among residents in early February. For the past three weeks, there have been fewer than five. The number of outbreaks in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities plummeted in recent weeks. Last Wedn...

David Zalubowski/AP A pedestrian in a face-covering walks past the sign plastered on the windows of a restaurant to announce that it is open after closure because of the coronavirus Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. While Colorado has moved beyond the winter COVID-19 crisis, cases and positive test numbers have stubbornly resisted returning to summer levels, and now hospitalizations are showing worrying signs of rising again. State hospitalization data released Monday showed the number of patients hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 45 between March 15, and the day ...