(Jan. 15, 2021)- Public Health has confirmed 28 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and two additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 294 with nine active cases and 18 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 879
by Mark CraddockOUR WORLD — As COVID-19 case counts continue to soar in Las Animas County, largely on the back of an ongoing outbreak at the Trinidad Correctional Facility, Huerfano County’s statistics for the week have dropped to pre-surge levels. Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in Walsenburg has decommissioned the hospital rooms it set aside specifically
(January 13, 2021)- Public Health has confirmed nine new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and one additional COVID-19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 292 with seven active cases and 18 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 850 with
Walsenburg’s Peakview School will close at 3:30 p.m. today (Jan. 12) because of a COVID-19 outbreak at the school. School Superintendent Michael Moore said the school will conduct remote learning, quite possibly until Jan. 25. “Due to what is considered a school outbreak,” Moore wrote in a Tuesday-afternoon e-mail, “we have been required to close
(NOTE: This story will be updated when more information is available from the Colorado Department of Correction) (January 8, 2020)- Public Health has confirmed 124 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and one additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 290
State also offers school masks to reduce risk to teachers and students REMOTE, (Jan. 6, 2020): As part of ongoing efforts to keep in-person learning as safe as possible, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has developed a new at-home COVID-19 testing program for teachers, staff, and selected students at participating schools.
(January 6, 2020)- Public Health has confirmed three new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and three additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 289 with 10 active cases and 18 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 703
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — Trinidad City Council passed the second reading of an emergency ordinance with a 7-0 vote during their regular meeting last Tuesday. The ordinance allows the city to give out financial assistance to local businesses and residents who are dealing with the flattened economy brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the
by Mark CraddockLAS ANIMAS/ HUERFANO — For Las Animas and Huerfano County residents, especially those over age 70, seeking to receive the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, the best advice is to call the local health department at (719) 738-2650 (Walsenburg) or (719) 846-2213 (Trinidad). Health department staff will either schedule eligible members of the public for a vaccine if
by Mark CraddockMODEL — The Trinidad Correctional Facility, listed as an active COVID-19 outbreak site last month, has seen case counts explode since the New Year’s holiday weekend. Currently, 194 inmates and 13 staff members are listed as active COVID-19 cases, according to the Colorado Department of Corrections. The facility has so far seen no virus-related
