The following story was updated to reflect the cancellation of testing on Dec. 22 and 29.
By Randi Pierce
Staff Writer
Despite logging fewer new cases in the last week than in weeks past, Archuleta County’s cumulative incidence rate is still “very, very high,” according to San Juan Basin Public Health’s (SJBPH) Brian Devine.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Archuleta County had a total of 421 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 among permanent residents, according to SJBPH, with that count beginning in late March.
On Dec. 1, 259 total cases had been reported.
No COVID-related deaths have been identified in Archuleta County, according to SJBPH.