Updated mask guidance from the CDC
A woman shopping in a mask.
On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on mask usage due to COVID-19. To maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possible spread, the CDC recommends wearing a mask indoors in public in communities with substantial or high transmission of COVID-19. Areas of substantial transmission are defined as 50 or higher total new cases per 100,000 persons over a seven-day period and a test positivity rate greater than 8%. Areas of high transmission exceed one or both of these metrics. Garfield County Public Health reminds everyone that getting vaccinated continues to
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COVID-19 update: A pandemic of the unvaccinated and other local COVID news
a map of covid-19 hot spots in the U.S.
All COVID hospitalizations since June 1 for unvaccinated people Since June 1: • 100% of Garfield County residents hospitalized for COVID have been unvaccinated. • There have been nine deaths due to COVID. Five were unvaccinated, four were vaccinated – two were part of long-term care outbreaks due to unvaccinated staff, two had severe underlying conditions placing them at high risk. • 86% of people testing positive for COVID are unvaccinated. Since June 1, there have been 360 COVID cases. Of those, 50 people who contracted COVID were fully vaccinated. One third of the 50 were infected through long-term care
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COVID-19 summary for the week of July 4
Changes with Public Health Order 20-38, vaccination disparity in Garfield municipalities, 10 deaths in 2 months, booster update, HIPPA and proof of vaccination Impacts of Public Health Order 20-38 This order became effective 6/30/21, and rescinds many things that were in previous orders. NEW – testing requirements for congregant settings such as long-term care facilities, jails, prisons, and homeless shelters have changed. These settings/facilities are strongly encouraged to require all of their unvaccinated and not fully vaccinated staff to participate in COVID testing either a) daily rapid testing, or b) once weekly for PCR testing NEW – face coverings are
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