It s a good thing the school year is almost over: The latest report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment lists 58 new COVID-19 outbreaks at K-12 schools, the most in a single week since the department began releasing weekly outbreak lists over a year ago.
Of the 859 outbreaks currently under active investigation by the CDPHE, K-12 schools account for 251, or just over 29 percent of the total. That appears to be a record, too.
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.
Donnie Leon Tyndall
NEWPORT NEWS Donnie Leon Tyndall, 75, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. A former resident of The Hidenwood retirement community, where he had many friends, he died in the loving care of the nurses, chaplain and staff at St. Francis Nursing Center, who provided excellent, loving care.
Born to Annie Ruth Harris of Farmville, North Carolina, and Leon Tyndall of Lenoir, North Carolina, he moved at a young age to Newport News. At Newport News High School, Donnie was a member of the Sigma Phi Delta fraternity and played number 35 on the football team. He was a devoted Typhoon. He went on to serve in the Newport News Fire Department as a paramedic, until a motorcycle accident left him a paraplegic, an event that would eventually illustrate his incredible resilience.