COVID-19 HHRC Update: COVID-19 Update, Overview, Current Restrictions, Requirements and Guidelines, Situational Update, and Exposure, Quarantine and Isolation Protocol
June 4, 2020 8:00 pm
Information shared from Grand Country Public Health https://www.co.grand.co.us/COVID19
COVID-19 Update
*Because clinical diagnoses can be made based on symptoms and evident exposure without performing a test, the number of positive cases reported may increase without an equivalent increase in tests performed. +Deaths due to COVID-19.
Overview
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) approved the Grand County variance request late Thursday, May 28. Short-term rentals, places of worship and fitness/recreation facilities that choose to open for use may do so under the requirements and guidelines set forth in the May 29, 2020, Grand County Public Health Order (PHO). However, consistent with the terms of the CDPHE variance approval, if the number of COVID-19 positive cases increases by fifteen (15) within a two-week period, our Grand County PHO will automatically rescind. The state executive order and public health order have been extended to July 1, 2020, and are now referred to as the “Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors” phase. We understand that there are some differences between Grand County’s PHO and the modified state PHO. Our team is working diligently to get those clarified and will provide the appropriate guidance within the next couple days.
Current Restrictions, Requirements and Guidelines
All Grand County residents and visitors are strongly urged to protect themselves and others by washing hands frequently, staying home if sick, staying six feet apart from others, wearing a face-covering in public, and limiting gatherings to under ten people. Business requirements for employees wearing face coverings are still in effect, and any business requiring customers to wear face coverings can refuse service to customers who are not. Safety requirements for lodging, recreation, and places of worship as identified in the May 29, 2020, Grand County Public Health Order and Addenda are still in effect. You are encouraged to go to co.grand.co.us/covid19 to look these over. Again, our team is working to bring our PHO in line with the state’s.
Situational Update
COVID-19 modeling projections that extend into the summer and through November 2020 continue to indicate a need for social distancing of at least 65%. Relaxation of social distancing to lower levels (45%) is predicted to lead to a surge in sick people in excess of hospital capacity by mid-summer. Research shows that people who have no symptoms can spread COVID-19 and wearing a non-medical face mask helps minimize the spread of the virus. Grand County has had both symptomatic and asymptomatic positive cases. However, all of the surveillance tests of frontline workers have returned with negative test results.
Exposure, Quarantine and Isolation Protocol
If you are sick with cough, fever, chills, sore throat, stomachache, muscle aches, headache or loss of taste or smell, please self-isolate, call your healthcare provider and get tested. Anytime you have the symptoms listed above, you should consider being tested, even if you do not know of an obvious exposure. COVID-19 testing is readily available in Grand County at healthcare facilities. If you do test positive, you must isolate yourself from others. You can isolate at home, but if you need a place to go because you cannot be at home, GCPH has facilities set up for isolation.
GCPH is investigating and monitoring all COVID-19 positive cases and those in quarantine. GCPH traces the contacts of all positive cases and will notify all persons who are felt to be moderate or high risk and instruct them on the steps to take (e.g. testing and quarantine). If you are identified as being significantly exposed, but have not shown any symptoms, you will be instructed to quarantine. This means that you will need to stay at home for 14 days to monitor for symptoms and possibly limit further exposure.
Please direct short-term rental questions to the Grand County STR Office, [email protected] or call 970-725-3737. For general questions regarding Grand County’s COVID-19 response please call 970-725-3803 or email [email protected].
