Press Release

State updates public health order

REMOTE, (May 31, 2021): Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released an amended public health order that provides updated requirements for individuals and businesses to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Colorado. 

The new changes are effective Tuesday, June 1, 2021 and will expire at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2021 unless extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing.

Updates in this public health order: 

Colorado Joint Vaccine Task Force advises providers to take every opportunity to vaccinate every eligible person

To ensure all Coloradans have every opportunity to be fully vaccinated, the Colorado Joint Vaccine Task Force is joining the CDC in new guidance that advises that providers should not miss any opportunity to vaccinate every eligible person who requests a COVID-19 vaccination.

As more Coloradans are vaccinated, modeling projects infections and hospitalization numbers will continue to go down if current level of transmission control is maintained

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Colorado School of Public Health released an updated statewide modeling report on the state’s SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. Currently, 1 in 81 Coloradans are estimated to be infected.

North Central Region Healthcare Coalition to launch COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Survey

The North Central Region Healthcare Coalition (NCRHC) and the Healthcare Worker Resilience and Retention Initiative at CDPHE have launched a statewide COVID-19 Impact and Recovery Survey. The survey aims to identify gaps in resources or services for anyone who is supporting or has supported the COVID-19 response in Colorado.