A list of child care centers and schools that El Paso County Public Health and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment have identified with having outbreaks of coronavirus.
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Many thanks for two excellent articles in last issue, one on Panorama Park by Heidi Beedle and the other on Food Security by Patience Kabwasa. This long time reader was struck by the irony of the appearance of these two in the same issue having attended the majority of meetings planning desired elements of Panorama Park and lobbied strongly for a joint community/school GARDEN as the park shares a boundary with the middle school. There was support for this concept on the boards of all the meetings I attended along with support from others present who asked for more information. We know that school and community gardens promote health in many ways, especially in a pandemic, including working outside, the physical activity of gardening, the knowledge and experience of produce fresh and in season, the opportunity to see and taste vegetables and fruits directly from the garden. Taste develops early in life and as a mot
Chinook Trail Middle School Colorado College Campus Wide Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind
Colorado Springs Charter Academy Resolved investigation status Columbia Elementary School Coronado High School
CPCD Modular Falcon 1 Resolved investigation status Discovery Canyon Campus (Elementary, Middle and High School) Eagleview Middle School Early Connections Learning Centers at Antlers Child Care Center
Early Connections Learning Centers at the Day Nursery Child Care Center Resolved investigation status
Eastlake High School Resolved investigation status
Ellicott Elementary School Resolved investigation status
Ellicott Middle School Resolved investigation status
Ellicott Senior High School Resolved investigation status
Evangelical Christian Academy Resolved investigation status
The latest weekly report about COVID-19 outbreaks from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment suggests that people associated with nearly a third of the new entries are experiencing an unpleasant sense of déjà vu: Two dozen just-identified sites have had previous outbreaks.
The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infections.