Press Release

As of January 12, 2021, more than two million Coloradans have gotten their flu vaccine, a 16.3% increase from the same time last year. The increased number of flu vaccinations, correspond to an overall drop in the number of people presenting with flu-like illness at outpatient clinics and emergency departments.

In December 2020, Colorado hospitals reported the highest number of reported Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) cases of any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

CDPHE is closely monitoring the Curative testing administration in Colorado, after the FDA issued a safety alert about the potential risk of false-negative results for the tests.

Testing site will be located at Fat Cats - 10685 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CO 80020.

Multiple community COVID-19 sites have expanded their operating hours, because of the state’s focus on making COVID-19 testing more accessible and the importance of slowing the spread.

Colorado Department of Public Health Environment has confirmed two additional cases of the B.1.1.7 variant in the state, as well as a possible case with the S drop out profile that is pending genome sequencing results.

As part of ongoing efforts to keep in-person learning as safe as possible, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has developed a new at-home COVID-19 testing program for teachers, staff, and selected students at participating schools.

Today, the state sent a letter to Phase 1 vaccine providers with more guidance on when to administer vaccines according to the updated phases and to increase efficiency in administration.

CDPHE announced the addition of approximately 2,450 hospitalization cases to the state’s data dashboard as a result of updates to Centura Health’s COVID-19 data reporting system and data from over the weekend.

CDPHE is updating its COVID-19 vaccination data dashboard today with additional metrics at about 4 p.m. The new information provides additional data transparency and will help keep the public informed about vaccination distribution across the state.