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Gov. Jared Polis held a news conference Wednesday afternoon about the latest on the novel coronavirus in Colorado. can be seen below.
Colorado health officials on Monday said there have been at least 329 deaths from complications of the novel coronavirus. There have been 7,941 who have tested positive, 1,556 who have been hospitalized and 39,580 have been tested.
Remember, all Coloradans have been asked to wear non-medical masks when outside their homes to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Want to know how to make one? There’s plenty of ideas floating around in our .
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Throughout the day, we will share the latest coverage from Denver Post journalists on the coronavirus outbreak on this page. Also, bear in mind The Denver Post relies on support from its readers to provide this in-depth coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, so if you haven’t already.
Here are the updates from April 14.
Resources
- Frequently asked questions about coronavirus in Colorado
- Coronavirus timeline: An in-depth look at COVID-19 in Colorado
- Colorado coronavirus map: Where are cases being reported?
- Colorado unemployment FAQ: How to apply, details about missing PINs and more
- Do I have the coronavirus? Here’s what to do if you’re not sure.
- What we know now: Updates to your coronavirus questions, a month after COVID-19 was confirmed in Colorado
- Colorado coronavirus housing FAQ: Resources for renters and homeowners
- How social distancing works and what it means for you
The numbers
What’s new today
- Nearly half of Colorado’s coronavirus deaths tied to residential health care facilities, state data shows
- Checking for the check: Mad rush to see if stimulus money has arrived bogs down bank systems
- Colorado electric utilities provide money to relief agencies, customers struggling during coronavirus pandemic
- City of Aurora will furlough 576 city employees indefinitely
- Jared Polis, Colorado’s first Jewish governor, tearfully responds to GOP leader comparing stay-at-home orders to Nazism
- Coloradans should expect some social distancing for months to come, Polis says: “The virus isn’t going to disappear”
- Colorado confirms 357 coronavirus deaths as outbreaks at senior living centers continue to rise
- More than 500 coronavirus patients have been discharged from Colorado hospitals in the last 3 days
- PHOTOS: Volunteers sew masks at home for Denver healthcare workers at hospitals in need of PPE
- Former Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe donates $10,000 to YMCA of Metro Denver’s coronavirus relief efforts
- pops up on Colfax
- Denver marijuana dispensaries see increase in burglaries during coronavirus pandemic
- How to during quarantine
- Unemployment surge hits mountain counties hardest, followed by northern Front Range
- Polis relying on group of software engineers to track Coloradans’ movements during COVID-19 crisis
Nation and world
- College football commissioners tell Vice President Mike Pence no football before campuses open
- World’s top eaters ready to chow down for hunger in Major League Eating tournament
- Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info
- WWE cuts wrestlers after Florida deems it “essential”
- Little League World Series faces 0-2 count amid coronavirus
- Physical stimulus checks to bear Trump’s name in unprecedented move
- With commerce frozen, retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
- Americans’ stimulus checks should arrive today. If it doesn’t appear, here’s what you need to do.
- Tour de France rescheduled, new dates announced for the end of summer
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