Gov. Jared Polisâ order to require unvaccinated state workers to get tested for COVID-19 on a regular basis doesnât apply to local government workers even though counties are a subdivision of the state.
Still, that doesnât mean that county commissioners, or local governments for that matter, canât mirror that new Polis order for state workers to get tested for the coronavirus twice a week, or even go beyond that requirement, the governor said Monday.
âWe truly have a great degree of trust in our local administrators of state government services, namely our county governments,â Polis said. âSome counties, like the city and county of Denver, are putting requirements above and beyond the state requirements; there are likely other counties that might have their own appropriate COVID-control measures that they implement at their county level.â
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A COVID-19 variant first found in India has been identified in Mesa County, marking the first time the variant has been identified in Colorado.
Five women, ages 35-60 and from different households, were found to be carrying the B.1.617.2 variant, which was first identified in India in December of last year, according to a press release from the Mesa County Public Health Department.
Mesa County Public Health Executive Director Jeff Kuhr said they are still investigating the cases, but none of the women had traveled recently and none of them appeared to have had contact with each other. He said this indicated there were likely more cases of this variant in the community.
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