Public Health offers COVID-19 vaccine mini-grants
To promote vaccination and protect residents locally, Garfield County Public Health (GCPH) announces and is accepting applications for a new COVID-19 vaccine mini-grant program. A total of ten mini-grants, ranging from $500 to $2,500 will be awarded in a selection process held by Garfield County Public Health. Mini-grants will be awarded to projects that conduct activities or events that encourage youth, ages 12 to 17, and their caregivers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The mini-grant program is being offered based on grant funding from the Caring for Colorado Foundation. The application process opens on September 20 and closes on October
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COVID Summary: Seventy percent of Garfield County residents over 18 have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine
Garfield County has reached 70 percent of the population 18 and older having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Friday, Garfield County Public Health is following four cases that are hospitalized. Last week, an additional COVID death was confirmed following an outbreak at a long-term care facility. This brings the county’s death toll to 57 due to the illness. Since the beginning of August, 99 percent of positive COVID results sequenced in Colorado are the Delta variant. Free COVID testing in Garfield County There are two free community testing providers in Garfield County, and neither
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Sixty-seven percent of Garfield County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
A graphic showing vaccination statistics in Garfield County.
A higher percentage of the overall Garfield County population is now vaccinated, with 67 percent having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Data over the past seven days indicates that unvaccinated residents are at a higher risk of contracting COVID (6.2 times that of vaccinated individuals) and the 20- to 29-year-old age group has experienced the majority of new COVID cases. 7-day (8/14-8/20) • Vaccinated CI: 26.5 per 100,000 • Unvaccinated CI: 163.5 per 100,000 14-day (8/7-8/20) • Vaccinated CI: 86.1 per 100,000 • Unvaccinated CI: 313.6 per 100,000 *The cumulative incidence (CI) rate is a measure
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