The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment just reported nearly 150 new COVID-19 outbreaks identified in the past week. Well over half of them are located in four counties, including Denver, that are currently at Level Red on the agency s dial dashboard, a system that transitioned from compulsory to advisory on April 16.
The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infections.
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Jordan Sien, a special education teacher and interventionist at Carmody Middle School in Jeffco Public Schools, practices a kickboxing move at the Train Fight Win gym on Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She says her workout routine has been a key part of managing her mental health during the pandemic.
Holly Baier laid awake in bed, her mind spinning on just one of many long, dark pandemic nights.
Her young music students had no instruments. Performances were no more. How would she teach them through a computer? Would her students, as young as 6, be able to log on? If she played them music, would they hear it? She’d never tried to play music through a computer before.