Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The pause in trials in response to the coronavirus pandemic has created a backlog in Boulder County and across the state, the District Attorney’s Office stated in a news release. 

College leaders welcomed Friday’s news, especially as some schools already have returned to campus or are preparing to return to in-person learning.

Some say collecting data from the CMAS test is particularly critical after a year of tears, disengagement and online learning

Phase that starts March 5 includes grocery workers, people 60 to 64 and those with multiple health conditions

Longmont joining the Boulder County Consortium of Cities in urging Gov. Jared Polis to extend and expand existing and expired executive orders that created statewide protections for renters and landlords adversely hit by the pandemic.

Speaking at a virtual news conference, Polis said some frontline essential workers also will qualify for the first phase, including those who work in the grocery, agriculture and meatpacking industries. Younger people with two or more qualifying medical conditions also can get the vaccine.

This year there’s a good chance a big chunk of students will opt out of the exams, among other potential changes. Experts say that means the tests likely won’t be able to offer the kind of complete or comparable data policymakers rely on in a typical year. 

Johnson & Johnson vaccine shows 72% efficacy rate in the U.S.

The Longmont Early Childhood Coalition is seeking community members ranging from company executives to care providers to parents to join its effort to turn its goals into data and action.

Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder 24 de febrero Actualización de COVID-19 en español, proporcionada por la Cámara Latina del Condado de Boulder.