A Pitkin County Vaccination Clinic was in full swing in the Aspen High School gymnasium to administer the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Aspen on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Local public health officials do not think that large numbers of visitors to Aspen and Pitkin County this summer will result in sky-high numbers of COVID-19 cases like it did over the winter.
While large numbers of visitors yielded increased local case counts in December and January, public health did not see a corresponding rise in cases when large spring break crowds descended in late February and March, said Josh Vance, Pitkin County epidemiologist.
Colorado is moving to a new “COVID-19 Dial 2.0,” which goes into effect Saturday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m., Gov. Jared Polis announced, adding “we can’t let our guard down
Colorado is moving to a new “COVID-19 Dial 2.0,” which goes into effect Saturday, Feb. 6 at 9 a.m., Gov. Jared Polis announced, adding “we can’t let our guard down
Colorado changes COVID-19 dial for public health orders
By PATTY NIEBERGFebruary 5, 2021 GMT
DENVER (AP) Colorado will use an updated COVID-19 dial which allows counties to move between public health restriction levels more swiftly, officials said Friday.
“When disease transmission is low, there’s ample hospital capacity, we can sustain a lot greater degree of ability to engage in closer one-on-one interactions in the final months of the pandemic,” Gov. Jared Polis said.
The state’s amended dial which dictates county-wide restrictions on businesses and gatherings based on new cases and hospitalizations will go into effect at 9 a.m. on Saturday.