Tag: COVID
Community spread boosts case counts
RBC | With new case counts remaining high, Rio Blanco County recorded its 401st positive COVID-19 case on Monday, Jan. 25, with some of the highest active case counts since the spike in November. As of Monday, there were 42 active cases in Meeker and 34 in Rangely. Six residents[Read More…]
Coming alongside COVID
MEEKER | Nearly a year has gone by since COVID-19 became active in Colorado. Somehow, most of us have survived it, but not without much anguish and many adjustments. Ahead lies the hope that vaccines will provide a safety net. If somehow, there is enough vaccine for our country and[Read More…]
Veteran paramedic grapples with post-COVID toll on his lungs and his sense of self
ALAMOSA | Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus. On its face, the answer seems clear: He’s a paramedic. But he was careful, thought himself well-protected, thought that if he did catch COVID, he’d knock it[Read More…]
Walk-in vaccine clinics start today for 1B tier
RBC | Changes made to the state’s vaccination roll-out plan last Wednesday that added additional groups of people to Tier 1B have created new opportunities for vaccination distribution. “Supply chains have been able to get allocations out sooner than expected,” said RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey. “We have 300[Read More…]
New COVID variant detected in state, local case counts down
DENVER | Colorado public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the presence of the new variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom, saying the state is the first to identify the strain in the United States. The variant is believed to be as much as 70% more contagious, but[Read More…]
Local ranchers feel COVID crunch
MEEKER | COVID-19 has affected everyone one way or another. Whether it’s school transitioning online, restaurants closing, or people getting laid off, no one has emerged from this pandemic unscathed. Cow, pig, and sheep ranchers have all been hit and are going to continue to take large losses through the[Read More…]
