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An increase in COVID-19 cases in Colorado was feared in the wake of Thanksgiving, but didn't materialize to any great degree. But during a January 8 press conference, Governor Jared Polis and state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy confirmed that over the past few days, there has been a bump in infections related to Christmas, and they acknowledged that there could be another rise as early as next week in connection with New Year's Eve celebrations. Polis reported that 3,187 positive cases were reported on January 8, with a total of 4,107 deaths in the state directly attributable to the novel...

RBC | Changes made to the state’s vaccination roll-out plan last Wednesday that added additional groups of people to Tier 1B have created new opportunities for vaccination distribution. “Supply chains have been able to get allocations out sooner than expected,” said RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey. “We have 300 doses coming this week.” The first vaccinations in RBC took place last week at both county hospitals and assisted living centers and vaccinations continue for individuals in the Tier 1A group this week. Beginning Thursday, the county will start vaccinations for indivi...

and last updated 2021-01-06 21:31:02-05 BROOMFIELD, Colo. -- Select restaurants in Broomfield are on the brink of more relief. "We hope we qualify for that program," said owner of Pho 78, John Trinh. About 40 restaurants have applied for the 5-star-program with the City and County of Broomfield, which would grant them access to operate under Level Yellow guidelines, instead of Level Orange, where the city currently sits. For Trinh, getting approved for 5-star status would give his business a boost at a time it’s needed most. "It means that we have a chance to serve the customer in perso...

Colorado movie theaters will reopen Friday with new COVID-19 protocols Fort Collins Coloradoan British author Terry Pratchett once wrote "the whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in 10 minutes after the big picture has started, and no one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” If you've felt like the last 10 months living with the COVID-19 pandemic has been like a bad movie that you walked into late, no one would blame you, except movies and the pandemic haven't co-existed well.

The final day tests will be available there will be Saturday. The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment issued a release Thursday announcing that the free community testing site, operated by MAKO Medical, will close. Testing at the Colorado State Fairgrounds will continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. “The number of people seeking testing in Pueblo County has decreased to the point where we believe it is no longer necessary to operate two testing sites,” said Randy Evetts, director of the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, in the release. �...