Moffat County has seen a slight rise in active COVID-19 cases in the county since the application for Level Green status was submitted Feb. 24, and according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, they have placed the county’s request for a move to Level Green: Protect Our Neighbor on hold in early March, citing new metrics that the county currently does not meet.
When Moffat County submitted the request to move to Level Green, according to the CDPHE Dial Dashboard the county was in the Green dial level. At that time, the requirement was for a county or region with a population of less than 30,000, to have no more than 7 cases, excluding cases among residents of congregate facilities, such as senior care, other residential care, youth corrections, or corrections, experiencing outbreaks, in a two-week period.
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Moffat County Public Health continues to focus on the vulnerable population when it comes to administering the Moderna COVID-19. On Tuesday afternoon, that continued as nurses Public Health administered 33 second doses to residents at Sunset Meadows, pushing the county closer to its goal of vaccinating 70% of the vulnerable population.
“It was so touching,” said Public Health Nurse Olivia Scheele. “Our team got a standing ovation when we walked in because the residents were so happy to be vaccinated.”
“We are glad we can help the residents to be safer and are honored to be a part of this effort,” added Public Health Nurse Becky Copeland.
While Moffat County doesn’t yet meet all of the requirements to apply for the state of Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program, the county has formed an Administrative Committee to learn more about the program ahead…
Moffat County is currently seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases as the community has seen 34 new cases dating back to Tuesday, Dec. 29, according to Public Health.
In total, Moffat County has 672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community, with 26 of those cases currently active.
Moffat County Coroner Jesse Arthurs confirmed that two more Moffat County residents – two men in their 70s – have died due to COVID-19. One death occurred last week, and one death occurred this week. Both individuals were transferred from Memorial Regional Health to other facilities due to the severity of their illnesses.
“When you take precautions to avoid contracting or transmitting this virus, you can save a life. That life could be your own, or someone who means a lot to you,” said Kari Ladrow, Moffat County’s Public Health Director.