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The COVID-19 vaccine is available locally in Moffat County for eligible individuals. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases have been reported every day over the past week in the country, and during that period, an average of 3,200 Americans have died each day. The vaccine is highly effective in protecting our community from the deadly virus and gets us one step closer to our pre-pandemic lives.
As vaccines continue to be rolled out, information will change and be updated accordingly among local healthcare facilities. Memorial Regional Health has already administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to frontline workers and residents of long-term care facilities in Craig under the direction of Moffat County Public Health.
Moffat County Public Health is rolling out a new COVID-19 vaccine interest form for anyone who would like to get a vaccine and be put on a waiting list.
While Moffat County doesn’t yet meet all of the requirements to apply for the state of Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program, the county has formed an Administrative Committee to learn more about the program ahead…
Moffat County is currently seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases as the community has seen 34 new cases dating back to Tuesday, Dec. 29, according to Public Health.
In total, Moffat County has 672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community, with 26 of those cases currently active.
Moffat County Coroner Jesse Arthurs confirmed that two more Moffat County residents – two men in their 70s – have died due to COVID-19. One death occurred last week, and one death occurred this week. Both individuals were transferred from Memorial Regional Health to other facilities due to the severity of their illnesses.
“When you take precautions to avoid contracting or transmitting this virus, you can save a life. That life could be your own, or someone who means a lot to you,” said Kari Ladrow, Moffat County’s Public Health Director.
In mid-March, coronavirus made its way to Colorado and set off a year full of ups and downs across the state, the country, and the world in general.
For much of the year, Moffat County avoided the significant spike in cases until late October and early November, a spike that Moffat County currently continues to work through as the calendar flips to 2021.
While social media and other online outlets have afforded the Craig Press significant internet views throughout the year, the Craig Press staff narrowed down the top 5 COVID-19 stories based purely on pageviews at CraigDailyPress.com.
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