Will La Plata County start tracking COVID-19 in human waste?
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State launches wastewater monitoring effort By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 5:03 AM Updated: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 11:44 AM Kurtis Martinez, operator with Edgemont Ranch Metropolitan District’s wastewater plant, takes a water sample Tuesday that will be tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, which is an indicator if COVID-19 is prevalent in the community. Public health officials are optimistic wastewater monitoring could provide early signs of community infection rates. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Will La Plata County start tracking COVID-19 in human waste?
COVID-19 cases are on the decline in Colorado in recent weeks. KSUT’s Sarah Flower spoke with Brian Devine, deputy incident commander for COVID-19 at San Juan Basin Public Health about the importance of keeping up safety precautions for the New Year s holiday and the coming weeks.
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By Randi Pierce
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Archuleta County received a bit of good news late last week, just in time for Christmas the rate of new infections of COVID-19 is decreasing, and Archuleta County is trending toward Level Orange: High Risk on the state’s COVID dial.
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) released the good news on Friday, Dec. 18.
In a press release, the organization states it “is pleased to report that both Archuleta and La Plata counties are making progress in critical metrics to return to Level Orange: High Risk public health measures on Colorado’s COVID-19 Dial. The Dial pairs the public health protocols for businesses and events with underlying data about the pandemic in each county. In the past two weeks, both counties have begun to see improvements in case incidence and test positivity rates.”
Bayfield High School COVID-19 outbreak will not deter in-person learning, superintendent says
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District’s choice to open schools draws concerns
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 1:37 PM Updated: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 6:07 PM
Bayfield High School COVID-19 outbreak will not deter in-person learning, superintendent says Bayfield High School will offer in-person learning in the new year, despite a recent outbreak of COVID-19 cases. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
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An outbreak of COVID-19 cases prompted Bayfield High School to close to in-person learning earlier than scheduled for winter break last week, but the school’s superintendent said in-person learning will go on as planned in the new year.
COVID-19 death toll rises to 18 at Durango nursing home
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Outbreak at Four Corners Health Care Center first reported Nov. 23
Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 3:43 PM Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 10:10 PM
COVID-19 death toll rises to 18 at Durango nursing home On Tuesday, San Juan Basin Public Health reported that 18 deaths have been recorded at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango during a monthlong COVID-19 outbreak. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
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Six more residents at a Durango nursing home experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 have died, new information Tuesday showed.