Southwest Health reports lower hospital volume as omicron cases wane Hospital officials remain cautious despite lull February 18, 2022
Most Colorado school districts ditch mask mandates Decisions come amid steep decline in omicron wave February 17, 2022
Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, makes a point during a news conference about the state’s response to the spread of… February 17, 2022
Facebook suspends Powerhouse Science Center’s social media account Nonprofit was scheduled to host live talk with public health director February 17, 2022
Southwest Health System to discontinue drive-up COVID-19 testing as positive cases decline Testing will continue by appointment only at the medical clinic February 15, 2022
Colorado’s COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization rates drop, state officials say 861 people were hospitalized as of Wednesday, a decrease from more than 1,800 several weeks ago February 10, 2022
Fort Lewis College students research vitamin D as a treatment for long COVID-19 Monthlong study will test if the supplement can offer an over-the-counter solution to growing problem February 9, 2022
Southwest Health discusses COVID positivity rates, possibility omicron has peaked in Montezuma Updates given in latest Facebook Live session Wednesday February 5, 2022
What are businesses learning from the omicron wave, and how will it inform their futures? StoneAge experimenting with isolated workspaces to allow without symptoms workers to perform tasks February 3, 2022
Antigen tests and KN-95 masks available in Montezuma County San Juan Basin Public Health announced Tuesday that free KN95 and surgical masks are now available at SJBPH offices in… January 27, 2022
Montezuma-Cortez schools limit tracing of COVID cases reportedly written with school board president’s guidance; Southwest Health notes highest positivity rate since onset of pandemic January 24, 2022
La Plata County Jail hit by first major COVID-19 outbreak Forty-two suspected positive cases as of Friday January 22, 2022
Montezuma County Commissioner Joel ‘Joe’ Stevenson dies Commissioner from Mancos had been hospitalized with COVID-related illness January 20, 2022
Southwest Health expects omicron peak, discusses ‘flurona’ system gave omicron update in Jan. 12 meeting January 19, 2022
Southwest Health discusses COVID-19 hospital statistics analyzes data for vaccinated vs. unvaccinated people January 19, 2022
Mancos schools postpone open house District cites COVID-19 concerns; new event slated for March January 19, 2022
Colorado distributes free KN95 masks Durango Public Library ran out of the face coverings before 1 p.m. Thursday January 19, 2022
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases on the rise in La Plata, Archuleta counties health officials say the vaccine continues to protect against severe illness and hospitalization January 19, 2022
Bayfield School District cancels classes, events after 20 teachers are exposed to COVID-19 23% of student body was absent Tuesday January 19, 2022
Mobile vaccination bus will make stops in three SW Colorado counties are free, and no ID or insurance required January 17, 2022
Mercy ICU over capacity for several months, doctor says members have taken on extra shifts to maintain standards of care for unvaccinated patients January 17, 2022
ER doctors sound alarm as Colorado’s hospital system shows cracks from omicron wave care workers exhausted from nearly two years of the pandemic January 16, 2022
An omicron curveball: At two Colorado hospital systems, most COVID patients aren’t there for COVID hospitals report that 60% or more of their patients who are COVID positive are there for other reasons January 13, 2022
Montezuma County discusses succession process for ill Stevenson Commissioner hospitalized for COVID complications January 12, 2022
