Letter: SJBPH director should not enforce state COVID-19 mandates
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I deem it necessary to provide corrections and comments to the front-page story about protesters in Durango recently (Jan. 15, “Durango police dismayed after protesters show up at health director’s home.”) I witnessed the protest.
First off, the demonstration was not in “front of” San Juan Basin Public Health’s Executive Director Liane Jollon’s home, not even visible from her front door. Secondly, it did not take place on a private road; it took place on a public sidewalk. Thirdly, the staff of SJBPH have been working from home since last March. Since the publicly funded employees of SJBPH have moved t
Hilltop House outbreak death not caused by COVID-19, autopsy says
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Autopsy raises questions about reporting By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 8:12 PM Updated: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 4:05 PM
Hilltop House outbreak death not caused by COVID-19, autopsy says A man’s death, originally associated with the coronavirus outbreak at Hilltop House in Durango, proved to be unrelated to COVID-19, according to autopsy results. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
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Colton Toliver of Bayfield died two months shy of his 38th birthday.
Little information about Toliver appears online: News reports and his obituary show some run-ins with the law, faith in God and a fighting spirit in his battle against addiction. His mother, Kelly Toliver, could not be reached to share more about him.
Archuleta County reports first ‘death among’ COVID-19 case
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CDC must determine whether person died directly because of virus
Archuleta County reports first ‘death among’ COVID-19 case
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Archuleta County has reported the first instance of a person who had COVID-19 at the time of death, but it remains unknown whether the person died directly because of the virus.
San Juan Basin Public Health reported the death Wednesday, saying it is the first lab-confirmed person to die after contracting the disease in the county. SJBPH reported the person was an older adult.