Larimer County reached a milestone of sorts this week with no new COVID-19 outbreaks reported at area businesses or long-term care facilities, the first time since the pandemic began in mid-March 2020. Part of that may be attributable to the holiday weekend, higher vaccination rates and a June 1 change in the state s definition of an outbreak. Previously, an outbreak was defined as “two or more people who are confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a workplace/facility, with onset within 14 days, or one confirmed and two or more probable cases of COVID-19 in a workplace/facility, with onset within 14 days,” according to the state’s outbreak page.
Larimer County reports no new COVID outbreaks for first time in 14 months Pat Ferrier and Molly Bohannon, Fort Collins Coloradoan What to expect at your COVID-19 vaccine appointment Replay Video UP NEXT Larimer County reached a milestone of sorts this week with no new COVID-19 outbreaks reported at area businesses or long-term care facilities, the first time since the pandemic began in mid-March 2020. Part of that may be attributable to the holiday weekend, higher vaccination rates and a June 1 change in the state s definition of an outbreak. Previously, an outbreak was defined as “two or more people who are confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a workplace/facility, with onset within 14 days, or one confirmed and two or more probable cases of COVID-19 in a workplace/facility, with onset within 14 days,” according to the state’s outbreak page.
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Larimer County reported 22 new outbreaks this week down from 25 the last week and all but one had five or fewer cases. The overall number of active cases dropped as well, to 109. Outbreaks newly reported this week included five assisted living and nursing facilities, three middle schools, two car dealerships, a domestic violence shelter and one elementary school. This week’s largest outbreak was at City Park Church, 1725 W. Mulberry St. in Fort Collins. The church reported seven cases two staff and five attendees to the county. The outbreak was reported to the state on May 11. Calls to the church seeking comment were not returned.
Larimer County saw 25 new outbreaks of COVID-19 this week, and all but two had four or fewer cases, following off one of the most active months since the November surge. April had 95 outbreaks, according to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. November had the most outbreaks in the past six months with 104. The health department considers an outbreak to be two or more cases within a 14-day period. Larimer County has also seen a slight increase in outbreaks at residential living facilities, primarily among unvaccinated health care workers, said Kori Wilford, spokesperson for county health department. The outbreaks have been extremely small in terms of case counts, two to four, Wilford said. When residents are infected, the severity of illness is dramatically different from pre-vaccination outbreaks.
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Larimer County saw 28 new outbreaks of COVID-19 in the state s latest report, one of the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. However, the number of cases associated with each outbreak remains relatively small. Of the 28 new outbreaks, 10 are at schools and child-care centers. The state defines an outbreak as two or more cases at a site within a 14-day span. There are now 106 active outbreaks in Larimer County with 4,077 people testing positive; 374 outbreaks have been resolved since the pandemic began, according to county and state data reported on Wednesday. Excluding Colorado State University, which has had 2,894 reported positive cases since October, the county lists 1,183 cases associated with outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment just reported nearly 150 new COVID-19 outbreaks identified in the past week. Well over half of them are located in four counties, including Denver, that are currently at Level Red on the agency s dial dashboard, a system that transitioned from compulsory to advisory on April 16. The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infections.
Twenty-one new COVID-19 outbreaks brought Larimer County to its highest number of active outbreaks since January, though outbreaks continue to trend smaller in size. Outbreaks newly reported this week included two daycare centers, an elementary school, two middle schools, and two long-term care facilities. There are now 86 active outbreaks in Larimer County, according to county and state data reported on Wednesday. The biggest outbreak newly reported this week was at Webber Middle School, 4201 Seneca St. in Fort Collins, with nine cases among students and one case among staff and an onset date of April 12. Bill Reed Middle School, 370 W. Fourth St. in Loveland, appeared on the list this week with seven cases among students, two cases among staff and an onset date of April 6.
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