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El Paso County COVID-19 data trends showing promise COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- New data from the El Paso County Health Department shows promising signs in the fight against COVID-19. Most notably, hospitalizations are trending down from record highs in November. The seven-day average daily admissions is currently 6 per day, which is less than half the average at the beginning of January and a fraction of numbers in November. "I can't emphasize this enough. As the amount of virus in our community goes down, it's a relief. But we don't want people to start reducing their precautions. N...

Mayor Michael Hancock and a cadre of cohorts revealed that the city is officially back in Level Orange on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's dial dashboard. If that level can be maintained for seven days, restaurants, gyms and other businesses that meet the standards set by the state's 5-Star Certification Program will be able to operate under Level Yellow standards, which include increasing capacity from 25 percent to 50 percent, among other things. Applications for the 5-Star program will officially open at 10 a.m. February 2, with a soft cap of 500 for the first rou...

  Based on recent testing, the Positivity Rate is continuing to decline in Prowers County. The current rate is 6.85% down from 7.97% last week and 8.37% the week before. The goal is 5% or less. As of January 27 th, there have been 1,112 reported cases and 56 hospitalizations with 22 deaths. For January 20 th, there were 1,081 cases and 55 hospitalizations with 22 deaths in people who tested positive for COVID-19. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 website lists these figures for southeastern counties. Baca at 264 with three deaths; Bent at 1,285 with 20 deaths,...

Having avoided a major spike in COVID-19 infections after the holidays, La Plata County’s case count appears to be leveling off, said San Juan...

A long-awaited program that will enable qualifying and approved businesses to operate with fewer COVID-19 restrictions was officially kicked off in Pueblo on Tuesday at 1129 Spirts and Eatery. The restaurant is one of the initial businesses, alongside Brues Alehouse, to join the county's COVID-19 health restrictions variance program. About 30 businesses are currently in the queue to become certified through the program and raise capacity. Dubbed the Five Star Variance Program, Commissioner Garrison Ortiz has championed the program and sought state approval for its enactment since at least ear...