Chaffee County Public Health (CCPH) COVID-19

Situational Awareness Report

Monday, December 28, 2020

Our reports are released on Mondays and Thursdays. COVID-19 updates are also available through:

● Our local media.

● Our Facebook page, except for weekends. We are not available on weekends to respond

to inquiries.

● Chaffee County website

● Chaffee County COVID-19 Dashboard

Our local dashboard provides real-time updates and the most current information available

regarding COVID-19 in our county.

At times, there will be slight delays in our countywide data reporting, because we may be waiting on the data to be provided to us. Be assured that as soon as we receive updated data, we immediately add it to the dashboard.

● Colorado's Dial Dashboard

The State of Colorado’s dashboard displays the level of disease spread in Chaffee County and all other counties in the state.

COVID-19 Community Testing Clinics

We hope everyone’s holiday season has been filled with happiness.

Since the pandemic continues to be a part of our lives, it’s important to remember that our personal social choices can slow the spread of the virus in our community. Following the five commitments to containment needs to happen simultaneously with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.

So, as always, stay home if you are feeling sick, wash your hands, properly wear a mask in public, social distance and get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms. Also, if you recently traveled for the Christmas holiday, please consider getting tested at our Wednesday COVID-19 testing clinic at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds.

Getting tested at this time is one step in helping not just our community as a whole, but also acts as a helpmate to our local schools, teachers and students. It’s vital that the school districts are able to transition safely to in-person learning in January.

We care about our future generations and their physical, mental AND emotional wellbeing. We care about YOU.

To schedule a COVID-19 test with CCPH, go to

https://curative.com/sites/9101#9/38.5384/-106.0189.

● When scheduling, YOU MUST ENTER YOUR email address.

● If you don’t have an email, a phone number is sufficient, but not ideal or preferred.

● No eating, drinking (including water), smoking, vaping or chewing gum 20 minutes prior to your appointment time.

● Watch this short video to see how the samples will be collected. Adults and older children will collect their own samples. Parents will collect the samples of their young children.

All COVID-19 Testing Sites throughout Chaffee County

For those looking to receive a COVID-19 test on the north end of the county, Valley-Wide Health Systems will now be offering testing Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at 707 Hwy. 24 N., Buena Vista.

Valley-Wide will bill your health insurance. However, if you are uninsured, the test is free of charge! To register for a test in BV through Valley-Wide, call 719-204-7419.

Go here for a complete list of all COVID-19 Testing Options currently available in Chaffee County.

What to Do if You Test Positive

Positive cases are in isolation until they meet the criteria to be released. Please read this

ISOLATION LETTER and follow all instructions.

● Positive cases need to begin contacting their close contacts and employer. A close contact is anyone who was within 6 feet of the positive case for 15 minutes or more in total over 24 hours, beginning 48 hours before symptoms (or a positive test if asymptomatic). Please send your close contacts this QUARANTINE LETTER. Quarantine guidelines have changed, so this letter needs to be thoroughly read.

● You will be contacted by a contact tracer within a few days.

Quarantine Guidelines

Quarantine guidelines are available on the state’s COVID-19 website: https://covid19.colorado.gov/how-to-quarantine

COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline and Next Steps

Today, Dec. 28, CCPH Director Andrea Carlstrom received dose one of her COVID-19 vaccine!

Ongoing updates and key facts related to the vaccine are available on our COVID-19 Facebook page and the main CCPH Instagram page.

COVID-19 Vaccine Information from the State of Colorado

● COVID-19 Vaccine info from the State of Colorado

● COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ

● COVID-19 Vaccine Providers in Colorado

On Dec. 18, CDPHE launched a data dashboard to track vaccination data: covid19.colorado.gov/vaccine. This dashboard will be updated daily at 4 p.m.

CDC’s new v-safe after vaccination health checker is a way for individuals to report how they feel after COVID-19 vaccination. Reports are made through a smartphone-based tool that uses text messaging and web surveys to check in.

Updated Graphs of Reported Cases

This graph shows all of the reported positive COVID-19 cases in Chaffee County.

The orange bars and lines show the total cumulative community cases. The blue bars show

the number of cases of staff and residents of Columbine Manor, with the red bars indicating

the number of deaths. The green bars represent the cumulative total positive cases of staff

and inmates at BVCC.

This graph shows the average number of new cases per day on a 7-day moving

average.

Buena Vista Correctional Complex (BVCC)

This graph shows the revised number of positive COVID-19 cases associated with

BVCC. The numbers are based on the information on the BVCC dashboard (last

updated Dec. 24) plus the staff who are reported on the CCPH data dashboard.

BVCC updates can also be found at https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdoc/covid-19-faq-and-updates.

This graph represents the positive COVID-19 cases associated with Columbine Manor. It

includes residents and staff who live in Chaffee County.

This chart in yellow/orange shows the number of cumulative total positive COVID-19

cases in Chaffee County that are not related to the two institutional outbreaks at

Columbine Manor and BVCC.

The axis is set to a maximum of 600, so the magnitude of the cases can be compared to

the institutional charts.

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center HRRMC updates can be found on the Chaffee County COVID-19 Dashboard.

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)

Colorado's Dial Dashboard helps local public health agencies and governments, as well as Coloradans, learn about the level of disease spread in specific counties and associated public health guidance. Users can examine charts, as well as sort and filter the data. Colorado’s Dial Dashboard is also available in Spanish.

PLEASE NOTE: The data on the state dashboard may vary from our local dashboard.

COVID-19 Case/Vaccine Summary for Colorado:

● 2,156 new cases reported Dec. 22

● 93 new deaths among cases reported since Dec. 22

● 1,222 people currently hospitalized for confirmed COVID as of Dec. 23

● 6.95% is the 7-day moving average positivity

● 43,749 cumulative vaccine doses administered as of Dec. 22

For other Colorado COVID-19 statistics, visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/data.

The Office of Gov. Polis

On Dec, 8, Gov. Polis extended Colorado's statewide mask order for an additional 30 days.

On Dec. 26, Gov. Polis extended an Executive Order that authorizes the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to make one-time direct cash stimulus payments to qualifying individuals facing financial difficulties due to COVID-19. This extension makes funds available to CDLE until February 28, 2021.

On Dec. 27, Gov. Polis signed an Executive Order extending the State's disaster declaration. Gov. Polis also extended an Executive Order regarding directives for the COVID-19 Dial Framework.

Public Health Order for Chaffee County Colorado’s Public Health Order regarding The COVID-19 Dial (Amended Dec. 7)

Go here to review all restrictions that apply within the Orange level.

Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) The BOCC Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency will end at midnight on Jan. 5,

2021, unless it’s further amended or extended by the board prior to Jan. 5.

Happy New Year!

If you have questions or suggestions related to this report, send those

to health@chaffeecounty.org.