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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued an order Monday afternoon requiring residents to stay at home in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday urged Coloradans to do more to slow the person-to-person spread of the new coronavirus. He ordered employers at non-critical workplaces to cut their in-person workforces by at least 50%, implored residents to go out for groceries and exercise less frequently, and advised the elderly and other vulnerable people to stay put indoors unless they need medical help.
Colorado on Sunday saw its coronavirus cases make the largest single-day jump for the fourth straight day, with 116 new confirmed cases reported, bringing the total to 591. There were three more deaths, making the overall total at seven.
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Here are the previous days’ updates: March 21 22
Resources
- Colorado coronavirus map: Where are cases being reported?
- School closures
- Event cancellations
- Do I have the coronavirus? Here’s what to do if you’re not sure.
- How social distancing works and what it means for you
- These Denver restaurants will offer delivery, takeout during coronavirus shutdown
The numbers
What’s new today
- Dozens of puppies being auctioned online by Aurora amid coronavirus
- Shipment of 2 million masks to ease Colorado’s medical supply shortage in face of coronavirus’ spread
- Colorado state corrections adjusting staffing, inmate populations, to battle conronavirus
- Their wrestling tournament cancelled by COVID-19, Broomfield family starts “helping” by producing face masks
- Can marijuana dispensaries stay open during Colorado’s coronavirus crisis? It depends.
- Editorial: Stay at home during the coronavirus epidemic even if your mayor, governor or president hasn’t ordered it yet
- Read the full stay-at-home order from Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
- Answering questions about Denver’s stay-at-home order and what it means for you
- After panicked crowds swarm Denver liquor stores and dispensaries, mayor reverses order to close both
- Denver orders residents to stay home as coronavirus spreads: “We will enforce when and where necessary”
- A Denver restaurant went through with its grand opening during the coronavirus shutdown. Here’s how itap faring.
- Denver hospitals announce new coronavirus testing capabilities as Colorado’s drive-thru site moves to Montrose
- Rockies Nolan Arenado, Bud Black and others sending best wishes in wake of coronavirus
- Adams County death penalty trial postponed due to coronavirus
- Denver Public Schools asks families to fill out technology survey to help remote learning roll-out
- PHOTOS: Personal Protective Equipment donation drive at Mile High
- Coronavirus puts spotlight on infection control at Colorado hospitals
- “It feels like a ticking time bomb”: Colorado Latinos’ access to coronavirus care, information a concern
- Denver needs thousands of hotel, dorm rooms for those with unstable housing who get coronavirus
Nation and world
- All signs point to Tokyo Olympics being postponed
- Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages
- Testing blunders crippled U.S. response as coronavirus spread
- Stocks slump, despite Federal Reserve aid, as coronavirus bill stalls again
- Spit on, yelled at, attacked: Chinese Americans fear for their safety
- Another attempt to move ahead on coronavirus aid package snags
- Coronavirus frauds spread, preying on Medicare recipients, feds say
- Federal Reserve to buy unlimited government debt and lend to businesses
- Fallout of ’08 bailout looms over Washington coronavirus negotiations
- Dr. Anthony Fauci says he can’t stop Trump from talking at coronavirus briefings
- Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape coronavirus
- Coronavirus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation
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