COVID-19 event, activity risks to consider

Summer is in full swing, and COVID-19 cases have been low for the Northeast Colorado Health Department’s six-county health district. Overall, cases have decreased since mid-May, and NCHD didn’t have any new reported cases for several days in June.

However, recently NCHD is seeing an uptick in cases in northeast Colorado and statewide, while neighboring states such as New Mexico, Arizona and Texas are experiencing very severe outbreaks.

Nationally, case increases are attributed to young adults participating in risky behavior, while about one-third of new cases in NCHD are related to people traveling to attend funerals, weddings and other gatherings.

So in order to keep communities safe and local economies strong, residents need to reverse this trend by continuing to be vigilant and smart about how and when they attend activities and events.

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