Where we are on Colorado's COVID dial
Huerfano County: ORANGE as of Jan. 4 — Las Animas County: ORANGE as of Jan. 4
Colorado's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine rollout (Updated 12/30/2020):
Las Animas County sees 178 new COVID-19 cases since New Year’s Eve; Huerfano County logs four new cases
(Jan. 4, 2021)- Public Health has confirmed 178 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and four additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 286 with 16 active cases and 18 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 700
(updated 1/1/21) Starting Jan. 4, restaurants in Las Animas and Huerfano counties can reopen for indoor dining, as Gov. Polis turns “red” counties “orange”
by Mark Craddock Gov. Jared Polis announced via Twitter Wednesday night that he is asking the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to move all counties in the “Red – extreme risk” designation on the state’s COVID-19 dial to “Orange,” effective Monday, Jan. 4. This will loosen several public health restrictions — most notably
COVID-plagued 2020 crawls to a close: The dawning new year looks much like the daunting old year
by Mark CraddockOUR WORLD — As a brutal year crawls to a close, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving once again that it defies borders, beliefs and ideology — and it has little respect for anniversaries. The dawning new year looks much like the waning old year, with national case counts and deaths continuing to rise; some
Filling a need by filling our pantries: Food insecurity was a problem before the COVID-19 pandemic; Now it’s much worse
by Mark CraddockOUR WORLD — Mittens, stocking caps, and masks were the uniform of the day as a handful of La Veta Village volunteers gathered in the brisk early-morning of Dec. 12 to prepare boxes of food for distribution to area residents. By 9 a.m. cars began arriving at La Veta Village to receive an assortment
12 new COVID-19 cases in Las Animas County; Huerfano County sees one new case, two deaths
(Dec. 30, 2020)- The Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department has confirmed 12 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 282 with 22 active cases and 18 deaths. Las Animas County has a
First reported US case of COVID-19 variant from UK discovered in Colorado patient
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 DENVER – Today, Gov. Polis and state health officials announced Colorado’s first case of the of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK. The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed and notified the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the case. The individual is a male in his 20s who
Las Animas County sees 39 new COVID-19 cases; Huerfano County has four more cases
(Dec. 28, 2020)- Public Health has confirmed 39 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and four additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 281 with 26 active cases and 16 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 510
Local area businesses desperate; LAC hosts bi-county meet on the issue
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — A bi-county meeting with commissioners, public health officials, and local business owners took a hard look at the state of the area’s small businesses after eight months of restrictions placed on them by Governor Jared Polis. Nancy Lackey, owner of Moose’s Bar and Grill in Trinidad, during the public comment section said
Hope at last at SPRHC: On the heels of a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, veterans center residents receive region’s first vaccine doses
by Mark CraddockOUR WORLD — On the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 22, hope came at last to the halls of the Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg where the recent news has been all bad — 10 residents dead and many more infected so far in a COVID-19 outbreak that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. On
Public Health announces six cases in Las Animas County, four new cases in Huerfano County
(Dec. 23, 2020)- Public Health has confirmed six new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and four additional COVID 19 cases in Huerfano County. As of today, Huerfano County has a total case count of 277 with 53 active cases and 16 deaths. Las Animas County has a total case count of 471