Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Nurse Carolyn Golas, center, and frontline workers of the Medical Center of Aurora gather in front of the hospital for COVID-19 memorial on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The hospital dedicated a plaque at a tree to commemorate the lives lost to COVID-19. At the time, the hospital workers had treated and cared for more than 1,600 COVID-19 patients since March 1, 2020. 
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Increased deaths from COVID-19 and overdoses canceled out progress against other diseases in Colorado last year, meaning the state’s mortality rate barely budged from its 2020 high.
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