Gov. Jared Polis gives an update on coronavirus in Colorado beginning at 1:30 p.m. today.
Colorado is just days away from making the switch from stay-at-home to “safer at home.” The gradual reopening will be a balancing act for the state as we try to avoid a resurgence in new coronavirus cases.
This Sunday, April 26, the stay-at-home order will be lifted and some businesses will begin to reopen, elective surgeries will resume while restaurants, bars and schools will remain closed longer.
On Tuesday, the latest coronavirus case count stood at 508 confirmed deaths with 10,878 positive COVID-19 cases and 859 people currently hospitalized.
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 21.
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
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- “Itap the virus’s world”: The balancing act of reopening Colorado without widespread testing
- Colorado doctor finds hope while battling coronavirus in New York City: “I think we can do this”
- Colorado pandemic simulation exposed communication gaps before coronavirus’s arrival, state records show
- Coronavirus has Denver retailers keeping inventory in their living rooms, providing toys for school lunches
- Trials, grand jury proceedings in Colorado’s federal court canceled through May 29
- Promises to test JBS employees in Greeley for COVID-19 from White House, management not kept
- ٱԱ’s National Jewish Health to offer coronavirus antibody testing to anyone — no doctor’s note needed
- A 16-year-old Denver girl died this week of coronavirus, school officials say
- Josepha “Jossy” Eyre, founder of the Women’s Bean Project in Denver, dies of coronavirus
- Colorado’s new safer-at-home phase is not a grand reopening, Gov. Jared Polis says
- Residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities now account for 64% of Colorado’s coronavirus deaths
- Colorado surpasses 500 coronavirus-related deaths as confirmed cases near 11,000
- WATCH: Denver sights during the novel coronavirus stay-at-home order
- Vail Resorts, Alterra hit by class-action lawsuits from angry passholders
Nation and world
- On Earth Day, coronavirus gives us glimpse at what it takes to reduce pollution
- Trump order to bar new green cards, but not temporary visas in what he says is an effect to reduce job competition
- Timeline reset: CDC confirms weeks-earlier California coronavirus-related deaths
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