From Town Administrator Travis Machalek Many of you have probably seen the announcement of Chief Hayes’s retirement Dec. 22. I greatly appreciate his service to our community, and that his retirement will allow him to spend more time with his family. At this time, I am working to recruit an experienced, external Interim Police Chief, […]
Larimer County saw 25 new outbreaks of COVID-19 this week, and all but two had four or fewer cases, following off one of the most active months since the November surge.
April had 95 outbreaks, according to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. November had the most outbreaks in the past six months with 104.
The health department considers an outbreak to be two or more cases within a 14-day period.
Larimer County has also seen a slight increase in outbreaks at residential living facilities, primarily among unvaccinated health care workers, said Kori Wilford, spokesperson for county health department.
The outbreaks have been extremely small in terms of case counts, two to four, Wilford said. When residents are infected, the severity of illness is dramatically different from pre-vaccination outbreaks.
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This episode from April 4 includes information on the unauthorized Undie Run, Loveland police Lawsuit, migrant boat crash, microchip shortage and more.
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Kota Babcock explains how Colorado State University responded to the unauthorized campus Undie Run, and Ivy Winfrey updates listeners on the excessive use of force lawsuit against the City of Loveland Police Department. After that, Jonathan Gillham gives updates on CSU’s athletics, and then Babcock speaks to Christine Costello from the Colorado Office of Economic Development & and International Trade about the American Rescue Plan’s support for artistic industries in Colorado.
Then, Jacob Selbe tells listeners about a boat accident involving migrants, and Anton Schindler explains the history of ballpark food. Babcock gives some updates on the microchip shortage and on Facebook’s oversight board’s decision on whether or not former President Donald Trump is allowed on the platform.
Larimer County saw 28 new outbreaks of COVID-19 in the state s latest report, one of the highest weekly totals since the pandemic began. However, the number of cases associated with each outbreak remains relatively small.
Of the 28 new outbreaks, 10 are at schools and child-care centers. The state defines an outbreak as two or more cases at a site within a 14-day span.
There are now 106 active outbreaks in Larimer County with 4,077 people testing positive; 374 outbreaks have been resolved since the pandemic began, according to county and state data reported on Wednesday. Excluding Colorado State University, which has had 2,894 reported positive cases since October, the county lists 1,183 cases associated with outbreaks since the start of the pandemic.