Colorado’s month-long stay-at-home order expires at the end of Sunday, and Gov. Jared Polis has announced plans to shift to a new “safer-at-home” phase of the state’s COVID-19 response that will begin Monday with gradual reopenings of some businesses over the next few weeks.
But leaders of some municipalities and counties, beginning with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, have expressed concerns about loosening restrictions just yet, noting they’re either not satisfied there’s enough testing and contact tracing in place, or their jurisdictions have not yet seen a sufficient decrease in new coronavirus infections.
After Hancock announced Thursday that Denver’s stay-at-home order — which already was to have lasted longer than the state’s — would be extended to May 8, a number of counties in the metro area followed suit.
And officials in at least one county, Weld, are taking the opposite approach, saying they’ll loosen restrictions even beyond what the state has laid out by allowing any business to reopen beginning Monday — a move that drew a sharp rebuke from Polis.
Here are the Colorado counties that have extended their stay-at-home orders beyond the April 30 expiration of the state’s directive:
Adams County: Extended to May 8, but will allow non-critical businesses to begin offering curbside pickup April 27, .
Arapahoe County: Extended to May 8, but will allow non-critical businesses to begin offering curbside pickup April 27, .
Boulder County: Extended to May 8, but will allow non-critical businesses to begin offering curbside pickup April 27, .
City and County of Broomfield: Extended to May 8, but will allow retail businesses to offer curbside services beginning April 27, . Broomfield also will allow for the “guided” reopening of businesses to in-person shopping on May 9.
City and County of Denver: Extended to May 8, but no additional non-essential businesses will be allowed to reopen, even for curbside pickup, according to a city spokeswoman.
Gilpin County: Extended to May 8 by the Gilpin County Board of Health. The closure of the county’s roads to non-residents also is extended, .
Jefferson County: Extended to May 8, but will allow non-critical businesses to begin offering curbside pickup April 27, .
