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COVID UPDATE: One add’l death, 14 new cases

RBC I As of Tuesday, Aug. 31, one additional death due to COVID-19 had been reported in the county, with 14 new reported cases and one new hospital admission. 

Total Cases to Date: 784

Meeker Active: 12

Rangely Active: 11

Current Hospitalized RBC: 1

Total Hospitalized: 63

School District Meeker: 3

School District Rangely: 0

Deaths: 5

Vaccination

Approximately 41.3% of the eligible population (age 12 and up) has now received at least one dose of vaccine. 

In Meeker:

Fairfield Center (200 Main St.) Walk-In (no appointment needed):

• Moderna (18 and up): Thursdays 12-5:30 p.m.

• Pfizer (12 and up): Fridays 2-4 p.m.

Please call 970-878-9520 with any questions or for special accomodations.

In Rangely:

• Public Health Walk-In (101 E. Main across from the library):

• Moderna (18 and up) and Pfizer (12 and up): Thursdays 12-5:30 p.m.

Please call 970-878-9525 with any questions or for special accomodations.

Ask about on-site clinics for businesses and organizations. 

Flu shots are now available by appointment. Please check back for drive through clinic dates. All insurance accepted.

Pioneers Medical Center is currently offering walk-in clinics for Johnson and Johnson and Moderna vaccine Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or 2 to 4 p.m.


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There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
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