COVID-19 HHRC Update: COVID-19 Update, Face Covering Requirements, and Symptom Tracker
COVID-19 Update
April 19, 2020 6:00 pm
Information shared from Grand Country Public Health https://www.co.grand.co.us/COVID19
Two of the positives are considered probable positives and are not included in the total tests performed.
The Grand County COVID-19 Response Team remains cautiously optimistic that Grand County has skirted the statewide peak of COVID-19 cases. It is important to realize that Grand County has been fairly sheltered from COVID-19 and our community is still susceptible to the illness. Even though there has yet to be any hospitalized cases locally, plans for various isolation and surge facilities remain in place and are ready if needed.
The Team has spent extensive time with Grand County Public Health (GCPH), Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE), neighboring counties and business leaders in our own community discussing how best to ease back into normal business operations in the coming weeks and months. Until our community is able to implement mass testing, we need to take a very cautious and tiered approach. We anticipate that if the Governor’s orders are allowed to expire, businesses that require limited physical/personal interaction will be able to open back up. Our team will need to carefully observe the Grand County community as our citizens and visitors begin to travel and intermingle. The key to success will be Grand County’s willingness to commit to the precautions used for mitigation. Such precautions include maintaining a minimum of six feet between people and washing hands frequently and thoroughly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. The more committed our community members are, the more successful our move to normalcy will be.
Face Covering Requirements
Governor Polis signed an Executive Order on Friday, April 17, ordering workers at essential businesses to wear medical or non-medical face coverings while at work and wear gloves (if gloves are provided by an employer) when in contact with customers or goods. A list of essential businesses can be found at www.co.grand.co.us/essentialbusiness.
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If you or your employees are in need of face coverings, please email your request to [email protected]. If you are willing and able to make and donate cloth face masks for Grand County community members in need, please drop them off at any of the following locations: Safeway in Fraser, City Market in Granby, Mountain Food Market in Grand Lake, Sheriff’s Office Foyer in Hot Sulphur Springs, and Kremmling Mercantile. We are in need of smaller, child-sized masks as well.
Symptom Tracker
CDPHE has launched a short survey for Coloradoans to self-report their symptoms if they are sick and unable to get a test. Although the data collected using this survey cannot replace official case data confirmed by testing, it provides information that will help public health officials track outbreaks that could be imminent in a given area.
If you are feeling symptoms related to COVID-19, such as fever, dry cough, or shortness of breath, we ask that you please report those symptoms using the symptom tracker and enter into self-isolation. This will help public health officials understand when outbreaks are occurring in given locations and, in some cases, allow them to follow up with certain individuals who may need additional support. Knowing about potential outbreaks can help inform decisions as we discuss plans for reopening businesses and normal daily functions in our County. The symptom tracker can be found here.
