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Glenwood Springs Post Independent
A nurse walks to a car at the free COVID testing site on Monday, Nov. 23 in Glenwood Springs.
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Garfield County now has 16 confirmed deaths attributed to COVID-19, including six newly confirmed deaths at two Rifle nursing homes where outbreaks have occurred.
Two additional deaths also are pending a coroner’s investigation, according to the latest statistics posted Thursday morning to the county’s COVID-19 data web page
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Outbreaks at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home and E. Dene Moore Care Center, both located in Rifle, have grown to include 32 and 24 resident cases, respectively, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health Wednesday update on outbreaks statewide.
Garfield County now has 18 confirmed deaths attributed to COVID-19, including six newly confirmed deaths at two Rifle nursing homes where outbreaks have occurred.
Two additional deaths that were still pending a coroner’s investigation Thursday morning were added to the confirmed list later in the day, according to the latest statistics posted to the county’s COVID-19 data web page
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Outbreaks at the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home and E. Dene Moore Care Center, both located in Rifle, have grown to include 32 and 24 resident cases, respectively, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health Wednesday update on outbreaks statewide.
Five deaths are being reported at the state Veterans Home and three at E. Dene Moore. Two additional deaths at the Veterans Home were confirmed and reported last week.