Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Durango School District 9-R releases survey results for lifting mask mandates

Board of Education to discuss policies Tuesday night

DATE: Feb 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education

Southwest Health reports lower hospital volume as omicron cases wane

Hospital officials remain cautious despite lull

DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing

DENVER – Citing declining COVID-19 hospitalizations as the omicron coronavirus variant wanes, Colorado on Thursday deactivated its crisis standards of care that enabled hospitals and emergen...

DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Most Colorado school districts ditch mask mandates

Decisions come amid steep decline in omicron wave

DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Facebook suspends Powerhouse Science Center’s social media account

Nonprofit was scheduled to host live talk with public health director

DATE: Feb 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Health System to discontinue drive-up COVID-19 testing as positive cases decline

Testing will continue by appointment only at the medical clinic

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization rates drop, state officials say

861 people were hospitalized as of Wednesday, a decrease from more than 1,800 several weeks ago

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Lewis College students research vitamin D as a treatment for long COVID-19

Monthlong study will test if the supplement can offer an over-the-counter solution to growing problem

DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest Health discusses COVID positivity rates, possibility omicron has peaked in Montezuma

Updates given in latest Facebook Live session Wednesday

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

What are businesses learning from the omicron wave, and how will it inform their futures?

StoneAge experimenting with isolated workspaces to allow without symptoms workers to perform tasks

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Antigen tests and KN-95 masks available in Montezuma County

Rollout part of larger statewide and national initiative to slow spread of COVID-19 Free surgical and KN-95 masks are available for pickup in Montezuma County, including at Southwest Health...

DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez schools limit tracing of COVID cases

Letter reportedly written with school board president’s guidance; Southwest Health notes highest positivity rate since onset of pandemic

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News