Many of the early stories on the coronavirus’ assault on Colorado focused on facts and figures. What are the symptoms? How can you (try to) get tested? How many positive cases does the state have, and, eventually, how many deaths?
Those stories are important, but we didn’t want to lose sight of the personal side of the pandemic. How does it feel to have coronavirus? What does recovery look like?
Today reporter brings you the different experiences of five Coloradans.
“The whole time I was feeling fine, except for the breathing thing,” said one man who’s still in the hospital.
A 45-year-old woman was neither hospitalized nor tested despite feeling “like an elephant was sitting on my chest.”
One elderly woman didn’t survive her illness.
These stories matter, and you can count on us to keep telling them.
— Cindi Andrews, senior editor
Out of breath: Five Coloradans on what it’s like to have the coronavirus
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Five in-depth looks at Colorado in the age of coronavirus
Short on ventilators, Colorado hospitals prepare for a “worst-case scenario” for coronavirus patients
In hard-hit areas such as Italy and New York, doctors have had to choose which patients get access to lifesaving ventilator treatment because of a shortage of either the machines or people qualified to run them.
In the worst-case scenario, Colorado could be short as many 10,000 ventilators for coronavirus patients, but hospitals and government agencies are trying to avert a situation in which doctors have to make life-or-death decisions about who gets desperately needed care. Read more from Meg Wingerter.
RELATED: Colorado readies guidelines for prioritizing coronavirus patient care in case of hospital overload
Colorado sees “significant declines” in air pollution as coronavirus ramps down driving, industrial activity
Air pollution has decreased sharply along Colorado’s Front Range, and in cities worldwide, with driving and industrial activity ramping down as the novel coronavirus spreads, according to data reviewed by The Denver Post. Read more from Bruce Finley.
RELATED: Coronavirus sends DIA passenger traffic plunging by 90%, prompting closure of north TSA checkpoint
Zoom weddings and drive-by birthdays: Life’s big moments still find a way in the midst of a pandemic
A pandemic is disrupting most aspects of life in spring 2020, but it didn’t chill the warm glow of two hearts about to form a sacred union. It can’t suppress the compliments a brand new prom dress deserves. It won’t quell the triumph in another trip around the sun. Coronavirus has turned life upside-down, but Coloradans found alternative ways to celebrate in the here-and-now. Read more from Elizabeth Hernandez and Noelle Phillips.
Farm-to-table operations now taking an online farm-to-public approach in the age of coronavirus
Before the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions to slow its spread took hold, Clint and MaryKay Buckner were supplying about 50 restaurants with meat from their grass-fed, pasture-raised cattle, lambs and hogs. Now they’re looking for new ways to reach customers. Read more from Judith Kohler.
Q&A: Gov. Jared Polis on the supply shortage, his stay-at-home order and when the coronavirus peak will hit
Itap been four weeks since Gov. Jared Polis announced Colorado’s first known cases of the new coronavirus. Now the governor has shut down nearly every nonessential activity and business in the state, and he remains worried about the state’s shortage of medical supplies and workers. On Wednesday he spoke with reporter Alex Burness about the bigger picture.
A few stories not related to the pandemic
As you might imagine, the vast majority of our resources are spent covering the effect COVID-19 has had on Colorado, but here are a handful of other important stories that we reported on this week.
+ Gannon Stauch case: Leaked arrest affidavit outlines case against boy’s stepmother
+ Death penalty dropped in Adams County sheriff deputy’s killing; trial postponed again
+ Hundreds of metro Denver home sellers yank their listings
+ Boyer’s Coffee owners pledge to rebuild historic company
+ A 36-year Denver dining institution will close for good in 2021
+ Where are the tigers from “Tiger King” now? , just 45 minutes from Denver. — The Know
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