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Alternative Care Patient Beds Plan Could Utilize Fairgrounds Buildings for non-COVID-19 patients
With two deaths locally from the coronavirus known as the COVID-19 virus, and infections increasing, plans are underway to provide for extra patient beds at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds, if need arises. The step is part of a statewide effort to expand hospital bed options as the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths increase in Colorado.
Second Chaffee Person, a Columbine Manor Resident Dies of COVID-19
A resident of Columbine Manor Care Center in Salida has become the second person in the county to die from complications of the COVID-19...
Letter to the Community: Meaningful Support Comes From the People Closest to Us
To the Chaffee County Community: The most meaningful support we receive invariably comes from the people closest to us. On behalf of the Board of...
Chaffee County Emergency Relief Fund Awards First Grants
“The most meaningful support we receive invariably comes from the people closest to us. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF), I want to thank our community for its generous support of the CCCF Emergency Response Fund (ERF).”
Dr. Ed Cooper
Chair
CCCF Board of Directors
Chaffee County Message to Out-of-towners: “We want to see you up here — Just Not Right Now!”
“This is not the time to come here for recreation. The county is already seeing positive cases of COVID-19. At this time the county’s limited resources must be organized and directed to helping the county’s residents as we weather this emergency.”
Greg Felt
Chair Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds General Assembly Legislative Pause
On Wednesday the Colorado Supreme Court upheld Joint Rule 44 of the General Assembly, which clarified that the Colorado Legislature is allowed to...
City of Salida’s Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Shore Releases Statement about COVID-19
“My ask to the community is to support local businesses to the best of our abilities. Buying local has never been so important! Many of our restaurants are open for takeout and are most grateful for your patronage. In addition, purchasing gift cards is a great way to help businesses in their time of need.
Dan Short
Salida Mayor Pro-tem
Letter to the Community: A Message from David Blackburn, Salida Public Schools
The governor and public health orders now allow us to move forward with supporting families with distance learning. This is an important clarification as we do not expect “in-person” instruction to resume this academic school year. Students must engage the learning in order to complete the year. Our first focus is graduating Seniors and getting high school students complete credits for the school year.
David Blackburn
Superintendent
Salida School District
Colorado Public Health Dept. Updates COVID-19 Testing Strategy
“Right now, due to limited supplies of testing kits and personal protective equipment, testing needs to be focused on the people who are the most at-risk from this disease and the people in charge of caring for and keeping the rest of us safe. It’s important to protect the most critical element of the healthcare system.We are working hard to get the supplies and capacity to move to broader public testing, but until then our message remains the same: if you have only mild symptoms, self-isolate and don’t wait for a test.”
Scott Bookman,
CDPHE COVID-19 Incident Commander.
Columbine Manor Care Center Issues Coronavirus Update
In a statement issued late Tuesday evening, March 31 Columbine Manor Care Center has provided an update to the community about the presence of...
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