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Cases of COVID-19 have returned to levels not seen since the beginning of April, and positivity rates are at levels not seen since previous surges of the virus locally in February.
In June, 87.5% of people 12 and older who tested positive for COVID-19 were not vaccinated, according to Routt County Public Health.
“As is true throughout the U.S., right now, Routt County is seeing a pandemic of the unvaccinated,” said county epidemiologist Nicole Harty.
There have been 77 new cases of the virus in the past two weeks, which puts the county in the caution metrics used on its Road to Recovery framework devised this spring. Positivity rate has surpassed 5% again, and health officials estimate about 70% of current local cases involve the more-infectious delta variant.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS The new COVID-19 variant, known as B.1.1.7, was first detected in the United States in a Colorado National Guard member Dec. 29 in Elbert County.
There are now three confirmed cases in the state, with a second National Guard member in Elbert County confirmed, and a third case confirmed Thursday in a staff member at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora. Another staff member in the same facility has a possible case, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).
As of Friday, the variant had been found in eight states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).