Tag: Outbreak
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RSV cases, hospitalizations higher than usual across Colorado
Hospitalizations and outbreaks are on the rise in Colorado for one respiratory virus. The state’s lead health agency is encouraging everybody, especially schools and child care centers, to do what they can to reduce the spread. Symptoms of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, often resemble a cold — runny or stuffy nose, sneezing and coughing — but…
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Durango dealership outbreak kills 3; health department recommends masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A COVID-19 outbreak at a Nissan dealership in Durango has killed three and infected 12, public health officials said Tuesday. The first case in the outbreak was identified June 19, according to San Juan Basin Public Health. Since then, 11 others have been detected, with…
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Multiple Douglas County schools directed to return to remote learning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three schools in the Douglas County School District will return to fully remote learning Friday after several positive cases resulted in an outbreak at their respective schools. The Tri-County Health Department, whose jurisdiction includes Douglas County, directed Castle View High School, Rocky Heights Middle School…
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More than half of the inmates infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Colorado prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A men’s prison in Crowley County east of Pueblo is battling the largest active COVID-19 outbreak among state correctional facilities. As many as 551 inmates have active cases at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, accounting for well over half of the 993 inmates housed at the…
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Coronavirus outbreak at Cañon City prison sickens dozens of inmates, 13 workers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new coronavirus outbreak has sickened 74 inmates and 13 staff members at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Tuesday. The prison in Fremont County launched a round…