Editor s note: At at 2:30 p.m. press conference on May 14, Mayor Michael Hancock confirmed that Denver will be moving to Level Clear on Sunday, May 16. In addition, the city will align with the new state order allowing fully vaccinated people to go without COVID-19 masks in most indoor and outdoor settings, as described in our post Polis Drops COVID-19 Mask Mandate Like a Hot Rock. Continue for our coverage posted early this morning.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s new mask guidance, which allows people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ditch facial coverings and forgo six-foot physical distancing in most indoor and outdoor settings, has thrown Colorado regulations into a state of chaos and that appears to be true for the metro area, too.
Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and Broomfield counties confirmed Tuesday they will move from Level Blue to a new phase called Level Clear on Sunday.
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COVID cases ticking up in Colorado as state prepares to hand over local regulation control
As Colorado enters its fourth COVID-19 wave â and cases, hospitalizations and percent positivity tick up â state public health officials said Thursday they are confident moving forward with transferring regulation control back to the counties on Friday.
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As Colorado enters its fourth COVID-19 wave â and cases, hospitalizations and percent positivity tick up â state public health officials said Thursday they are confident moving forward with
Colorado public health officials say state will move forward with COVID local control plan
April 16 will mark a major milestone in Colorado s response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the state since March 2020, when restrictions were first put in place to limit public interaction at businesses and gathering places. Governor Jared Polis has announced that the COVID Dial, first introduced by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment in September 2020 as a way of indicating county-by-county restrictions, will be phased out beginning tomorrow, April 16, with most COVID-based policies turned over to county officials.
Denver and most of the surrounding counties (Boulder, Broomfield, Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson) will move to Level Blue starting tomorrow, and Arapahoe will move to Level Green. Assuming all goes according to plan, in thirty days these counties will move to Level Clear, an observation period that will run from May 16 to August 15 during which restrictions will be eased even further and COVID levels will be monitored closely to ensure a safe