Daycares, schools and colleges are the sites of nearly 40% of active COVID-19 outbreaks in El Paso County, making them the most common reported site, according to health department data.
Outbreaks at such sites comprise 36.71% of active outbreaks. That’s nearly quadruple the outbreaks at the second-leading site category, offices and indoor workspaces, the site of nearly 10% of active outbreaks, according to data on the county health department’s website, updated Sunday.
As of April 3, schools and colleges were the site of nearly a third of all active outbreaks. Positives stemming from such outbreaks comprised less than 6% of diagnoses tied to site-based outbreaks. As of Sunday, they comprised nearly 8%.