Centennial, Colo. - May 28, 2020 - The State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) received direct staffing support and numerous resources for the state’s response to COVID-19. The State EOC received resources through the Strategic National Stockpile and the FEMA resource ordering system.
Centennial, Colo. - May 27, 2020 - The Unified Command Center (UCC) distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) to local emergency management offices, local public health agencies, election offices and the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) this week. The distribution from the UCC included:
Distribution to Local Emergency Management, Public Health and DOC
38 Counties and the Colorado Department of Corrections
270,291 N95
14,565 KN95
199,120 Surgical Masks
DENVER, May 27, 2020: In accordance with Governor Jared Polis’ executive order, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) amended two public health orders, extending Safer-at-Home and
DENVER (May 26, 2020): As the state ramps up widespread testing for COVID-19, it has partnered with local partners to provide community testing sites throughout the state. So far, nearly 40 community testing sites have been established.
GLENDALE (May 26, 2020): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released additional modeling results from an expert group of public health scientists today.
FORT COLLINS (May 21, 2020): As part of the state’s plan to expand testing in long-term care facilities, scientists from Colorado State University (CSU) will conduct COVID-19 testing of workers and residents in up to 30 skilled nursing facilities in Colorado. Each facility will receive eight consecutive weeks of testing. The tests will provide an early warning system for public health officials and managers at long-term care facilities. This will help prevent outbreaks, monitor the risk of exposure for residents, and help recovered workers return to work.
DENVER (May 20, 2020): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) encourages parents and guardians to keep up with well-child checkups and contact a health care provider when their child is ill, especially if they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
DENVER, May 20, 2020: The Colorado State Unified Command Group (UCG) has received and distributed a second shipment of the experimental anti-viral drug remdesivir from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The UCG received 1,720 doses of the drug, which it distributed to five hospital systems and three independent hospitals that serve Coloradans across the state.
Supplies are being distributed in proportion to the number of COVID-19 cases and persons under investigation in hospitals treating COVID-19 patients. The recipients are:
