Coronavirus in Colorado, April 24: A look at the latest updates on COVID-19 – The Denver Post
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock plans to announce today he will extend Denver’s stay-at-home order to May 8, even as much of the rest of the state will begin to see a relaxation next week of similar restrictions that had been designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the JBS beef packing plant in Greeley will reopen today, eight days after the plant was shut down because scores of workers were infected with the novel coronavirus and despite ongoing concerns for the safety of employees. About 1,600 employees will return to work Friday and Saturday, and about 3,000 on Monday as the plant restarts production at around 60% of its capacity, plant general manager Jay Rawlings said Thursday.
As of Thursday, the latest coronavirus case count stood at 552 confirmed deaths with more than 11,200 positive COVID-19 cases and 873 people currently hospitalized.
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Here are the updates from April 23.
Resources
- Frequently asked questions about coronavirus in Colorado
- Coronavirus timeline: An in-depth look at COVID-19 in Colorado
- Colorado coronavirus map: Where are cases being reported?
- Colorado unemployment FAQ: How to apply, details about missing PINs and more
- Do I have the coronavirus? Here’s what to do if you’re not sure.
- What we know now: Updates to your coronavirus questions, a month after COVID-19 was confirmed in Colorado
- Colorado coronavirus housing FAQ: Resources for renters and homeowners
- How social distancing works and what it means for you
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- A Walmart in Aurora has been shut down by health officials because of three coronavirus deaths associated with the business as well as multiple cases.
- Fifty-five inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Denver’s two jails, though some have recovered and more than a dozen have been released.
- A group trying to project the effects of COVID-19 reports Colorado should wait until at least May 25 to start relaxing social-distancing rules, to avoid overwhelming the people tracking infections and those treating the sick.
- Most members of Colorado’s congressional delegation voted Thursday to approve a nearly half-trillion-dollar bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. Rep. Ken Buck was the lone exception.
- Democratic state lawmakers say hate and bigotry are on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic and they’re asking Coloradans to join them in condemning it.
- Colorado’s unemployment insurance system struggled this week as the state launched a new platform for self-employed workers, while also paying out $600 a week in additional benefits the federal government offered under the CARE Act.
- The Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council on Thursday reaffirmed its stay-at-home order in contrast to Colorado’s new “safer-at-home” phase.
Colorado is importing a new tool designed to disinfect masks so they can be reused. The Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System can disinfect up to 80,000 N95 respirators every day, the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center said in a news release.
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