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Coloradans urged to work from home as COVID-19 hospitalizations spike
“A record 1,278 confirmed COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized across the state, according to data released Sunday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.”
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“State officials last week warned that hospitals could be filled to capacity if the coronavirus continues to spread at its current record-setting pace, and on Sunday, Polis released a statement in conjunction with a handful of local government and business leaders that encouraged Coloradans to work from home whenever possible in the coming weeks.
Polis and other leaders have been reluctant to issue new stay-at-home orders even as the virus surges, citing concerns about the economic impacts of a second shutdown, this time without supplemental unemployment benefits available from the federal government.“
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Colorado's push for widespread COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
“DENVER (KDVR) — President-Elect Joe Biden and his scientific advisors want to meet with vaccine firms to move forward with distribution plans. It comes after Pfizer announced major progress with its COVID-19 vaccine that could be available by the end of the year.“
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““The campaign we’re gonna have to build to vaccinate enough people to create herd immunity in America will be the most ambitious vaccination campaign, I believe, in our country’s history,” Vivek Murthy, Biden coronavirus task force co-chair said. “Doing that requires people to trust that that vaccine is safe and that its effective.“”
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“”While historically families always rely on their health care provider as the most trusted person to get health information, they also spend a lot of time on social media and these false information sites are now trying to look more and more like scientific sites so it’s getting harder to tell if something’s fact or fiction.”“
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““If we can rebuild trust in the voice of science, I think people will line up to get a COVID-19 vaccine.”“
“DENVER (KDVR) — President-Elect Joe Biden and his scientific advisors want to meet with vaccine firms to move forward with distribution plans. It comes after Pfizer announced major progress with its COVID-19 vaccine that could be available by the end of the year.“
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““The campaign we’re gonna have to build to vaccinate enough people to create herd immunity in America will be the most ambitious vaccination campaign, I believe, in our country’s history,” Vivek Murthy, Biden coronavirus task force co-chair said. “Doing that requires people to trust that that vaccine is safe and that its effective.“”
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“”While historically families always rely on their health care provider as the most trusted person to get health information, they also spend a lot of time on social media and these false information sites are now trying to look more and more like scientific sites so it’s getting harder to tell if something’s fact or fiction.”“
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““If we can rebuild trust in the voice of science, I think people will line up to get a COVID-19 vaccine.”“
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Boulder County hits new daily high in coronavirus cases; governor moves emergency operations to Level 1
“Polis said the return to Level 1 is due to the rise in cases across the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office. The state has four levels of emergency operations. Level 1 brings together all state agencies, federal partners and the voluntary organizations that serve the state’s communities in crisis, the release said. This will allow the Emergency Operations Center to better coordinate and synchronize the state’s response to the pandemic, the release said.“
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“All general hospitals, according to the executive order, must submit a plan to the state with their maximum surge bed count by Wednesday, the release said. Hospitals must also complete a surge plan to the CDPHE by Nov. 20. That plan must include:
“Polis said the return to Level 1 is due to the rise in cases across the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office. The state has four levels of emergency operations. Level 1 brings together all state agencies, federal partners and the voluntary organizations that serve the state’s communities in crisis, the release said. This will allow the Emergency Operations Center to better coordinate and synchronize the state’s response to the pandemic, the release said.“
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“All general hospitals, according to the executive order, must submit a plan to the state with their maximum surge bed count by Wednesday, the release said. Hospitals must also complete a surge plan to the CDPHE by Nov. 20. That plan must include:
- A detailed plan to potentially increase bed capacity by at least 50% and provide staffing and medical equipment for such increase
- Strategies to increase the number of ICU beds by transitioning medical and surgical beds to ICU beds if needed
- A detailed staffing plan, sufficient to provide adequate care for all beds, including those in use or available to patients other than COVID-19 patients
- A mandate for elective procedures to be actively managed, reduced and/or delayed if there is a surge of COVID-19 infections in the county or municipality in which the Facility is located“
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Colorado COVID-19 Cases Seven Times Higher Than During First Wave
“The latest data regarding COVID-19 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is grim: Among the important metrics, case counts are, on average, over seven times higher than they were during the first wave peak of the novel coronavirus.
The per capita Colorado stats are similar to those in Michigan, where Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced November 15 that she had imposed a temporary moratorium on indoor service at bars and restaurants, as well as closed movie theaters, casinos and bowling alleys, and ordered high schools and colleges to switch to remote learning. But Governor Jared Polis is resisting such moves, continuing his recent policy of encouragement rather than mandates, even though Coloradans, unlike Michiganders, aren't openly threatening rebellion (yet) over anything that smacks of a lockdown.“
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“Patients Currently Hospitalized for COVID-19
November 15, 2020
1,417 Total COVID Patients (Confirmed & Suspected/PUI)
1,278 (90 percent) Confirmed COVID-19
139 (10 percent) Persons Under Investigation“
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“The latest data regarding COVID-19 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is grim: Among the important metrics, case counts are, on average, over seven times higher than they were during the first wave peak of the novel coronavirus.
The per capita Colorado stats are similar to those in Michigan, where Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced November 15 that she had imposed a temporary moratorium on indoor service at bars and restaurants, as well as closed movie theaters, casinos and bowling alleys, and ordered high schools and colleges to switch to remote learning. But Governor Jared Polis is resisting such moves, continuing his recent policy of encouragement rather than mandates, even though Coloradans, unlike Michiganders, aren't openly threatening rebellion (yet) over anything that smacks of a lockdown.“
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“Patients Currently Hospitalized for COVID-19
November 15, 2020
1,417 Total COVID Patients (Confirmed & Suspected/PUI)
1,278 (90 percent) Confirmed COVID-19
139 (10 percent) Persons Under Investigation“
- more numbers/stats at link
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COVID In Colorado: Leaders Urge People To Work From Home, Again
“Adams County Commissioner Emma Pinter said Coloradans have to reduce contact to stop this transmission.
She said she knows how tired everyone is, and this isn’t how we expected this year to go, but she is pleading for people to do their part.
“We all need to stay home. If you have the privilege to work from home, or you’re an employer who has the privilege to have your employees work from home, please make that choice,” Pinter said. “Our frontline workers, our essential workers can’t make that choice. For those of us who can, please choose to stay home.”“
“Adams County Commissioner Emma Pinter said Coloradans have to reduce contact to stop this transmission.
She said she knows how tired everyone is, and this isn’t how we expected this year to go, but she is pleading for people to do their part.
“We all need to stay home. If you have the privilege to work from home, or you’re an employer who has the privilege to have your employees work from home, please make that choice,” Pinter said. “Our frontline workers, our essential workers can’t make that choice. For those of us who can, please choose to stay home.”“
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Denver Looks To Add Another COVID Testing Site Next Week
“DENVER (CBS4) – The lines to get tested for COVID-19 are beginning to test people’s patience. The increase in COVID cases is driving many to testing sites, anxious to know if they’ve added to the numbers. The City of Denver hopes the addition of another community-based testing site will mitigate the growing lines.“
“DENVER (CBS4) – The lines to get tested for COVID-19 are beginning to test people’s patience. The increase in COVID cases is driving many to testing sites, anxious to know if they’ve added to the numbers. The City of Denver hopes the addition of another community-based testing site will mitigate the growing lines.“
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COLORADO COVID-19: Watch live at 12:30 p.m.: Gov. Polis, Mayor Hancock will provide update on COVID-19 in Colorado
“Gov. Polis and Mayor Hancock will be joined by Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia and Colorado Speaker-designate Alex Garnett.“
“Gov. Polis and Mayor Hancock will be joined by Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia and Colorado Speaker-designate Alex Garnett.“
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Colorado governor urges the federal government ‘to step up’ amid surging Covid cases
Nov. 16, 2020
Nov. 16, 2020
- Colorado is facing pandemic highs for both hospitalizations and confirmed cases.
- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis explains why the federal government ‘needs to step up on both the economic side and health side’ to help struggling Americans.
- Polis said that it’s not fair to impose a stay at home order, especially when the federal government was not offering the same benefits as it did earlier in the year to Americans who would be forced out of work.
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Colorado governor urges the federal government ‘to step up’ amid surging Covid cases
Nov. 16, 2020
“In October Gov. Polis signed the executive order to provide economic relief to Coloradans after he said Congress was unlikely to pass a relief package before the election. In a Monday evening interview on “The News with Shepard Smith”, Polis said that it’s not fair to impose a stay at home order, especially when the federal government was not offering the same benefits to Americans who would be forced out of work as it had done earlier in the pandemic.
“Folks would love to do the right thing, last time they got $1,200, got an unemployment plus-up, that’s not here this time,” said Polis. “It’s a very rational thing for someone to say they’d take a chance with the virus.””
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““We’ve worked mightily to expand that capacity with our hospitals, with some alternative centers, we activated some additional staffing last week,” said Polis. “We want to make sure for Covid and for non-Covid that anybody who needs medical treatment can get it.”“
Nov. 16, 2020
“In October Gov. Polis signed the executive order to provide economic relief to Coloradans after he said Congress was unlikely to pass a relief package before the election. In a Monday evening interview on “The News with Shepard Smith”, Polis said that it’s not fair to impose a stay at home order, especially when the federal government was not offering the same benefits to Americans who would be forced out of work as it had done earlier in the pandemic.
“Folks would love to do the right thing, last time they got $1,200, got an unemployment plus-up, that’s not here this time,” said Polis. “It’s a very rational thing for someone to say they’d take a chance with the virus.””
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““We’ve worked mightily to expand that capacity with our hospitals, with some alternative centers, we activated some additional staffing last week,” said Polis. “We want to make sure for Covid and for non-Covid that anybody who needs medical treatment can get it.”“
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Colorado moving Denver, other counties to Level Red in latest bid to avoid COVID-19 lockdown
“Colorado will impose tighter restrictions on 15 counties, including Denver and much of the metro area, by the end of the week in the state’s latest effort to curb the accelerating transmission of COVID-19 without ordering a lockdown, officials announced Tuesday.
The new public health restrictions in those counties encourage, but do not order, people to stay at home, while prohibiting all personal gatherings outside of an individual’s household, barring indoor dining at restaurants and moving last call for alcohol to 8 p.m.“
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“Level Red used to be the highest level on Colorado’s dial and would have triggered a stay-at-home order, but state officials have pushed back the threshold that counties need to qualify for a lockdown by adding an even higher status — Level Purple — that Polis said won’t be invoked unless hospitals are overflowing.
“We must act now to save lives,” the governor said. “We must act now to avoid a shutdown or lockdown.”
“We are adding a new level to the dial in response to out-of-control levels of COVID-19 transmission across the state,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Department of Public Health and Environment, said of Level Purple in a statement.
“If we are not careful now, we risk plunging into the deep end of the dial, where hospitals are not able to serve everyone who needs care, whether they are COVID-19 patients or other types of patients,” she added.“
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“Colorado is preparing for the possibility that the state’s hospitals hit capacity, which is determined by the number of total patients, staff available to treat them and supplies. Hospitals have warned that they are concerned about staffing and some reported that employees are becoming sick with COVID-19 because of community spread.“
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““Like in March and April, staffing is now a challenge after several months of sustained community spread and the sheer amount of cases we’re experiencing today,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said during the news briefing. “Doctors, nurses and hospital staff are once again carrying us on their shoulders and we as individuals must step up to lessen the burden on them and everyone else.”“
“Colorado will impose tighter restrictions on 15 counties, including Denver and much of the metro area, by the end of the week in the state’s latest effort to curb the accelerating transmission of COVID-19 without ordering a lockdown, officials announced Tuesday.
The new public health restrictions in those counties encourage, but do not order, people to stay at home, while prohibiting all personal gatherings outside of an individual’s household, barring indoor dining at restaurants and moving last call for alcohol to 8 p.m.“
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“Level Red used to be the highest level on Colorado’s dial and would have triggered a stay-at-home order, but state officials have pushed back the threshold that counties need to qualify for a lockdown by adding an even higher status — Level Purple — that Polis said won’t be invoked unless hospitals are overflowing.
“We must act now to save lives,” the governor said. “We must act now to avoid a shutdown or lockdown.”
“We are adding a new level to the dial in response to out-of-control levels of COVID-19 transmission across the state,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the Department of Public Health and Environment, said of Level Purple in a statement.
“If we are not careful now, we risk plunging into the deep end of the dial, where hospitals are not able to serve everyone who needs care, whether they are COVID-19 patients or other types of patients,” she added.“
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“Colorado is preparing for the possibility that the state’s hospitals hit capacity, which is determined by the number of total patients, staff available to treat them and supplies. Hospitals have warned that they are concerned about staffing and some reported that employees are becoming sick with COVID-19 because of community spread.“
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““Like in March and April, staffing is now a challenge after several months of sustained community spread and the sheer amount of cases we’re experiencing today,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said during the news briefing. “Doctors, nurses and hospital staff are once again carrying us on their shoulders and we as individuals must step up to lessen the burden on them and everyone else.”“
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Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
@CDPHE
1,428 currently hospitalized (confirmed COVID-19)
47% adult critical care ventilators in use
86% ICU beds in use
4,629 (7-day avg.cases)
12.88% (7-day positivity rate)
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COVID-19 case summary for Colorado (Nov 18).
176,694 cases
1,511,200 people tested
1,810 outbreaks
2,651 deaths among cases
2,324 deaths due to COVID-19
@CDPHE
1,428 currently hospitalized (confirmed COVID-19)
47% adult critical care ventilators in use
86% ICU beds in use
4,629 (7-day avg.cases)
12.88% (7-day positivity rate)
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COVID-19 case summary for Colorado (Nov 18).
176,694 cases
1,511,200 people tested
1,810 outbreaks
2,651 deaths among cases
2,324 deaths due to COVID-19
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