Tag: outbreak
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Taylor Farms warehouse in Colorado Springs open, operating
California-based supplier Taylor Farms’ processing and distribution facility in Colorado Springs was open and operating Friday morning following news that the company may be linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people across the U.S. Semitrailers moved to and from the Colorado Springs warehouse at 890 Newport Road. A Gazette journalist observed…
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Taylor Farms, with facility in Colorado Springs, identified as possible source of cyclosporiasis outbreak
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by California-based supplier Taylor Farms, which has a facility in Colorado Springs, has been identified by investigators as a potential source of contamination in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S. The Washington Post was first to report the Taylor Farms connection on…
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Increased testing, personal protection requirements for unvaccinated residential care staff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis may have ended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Colorado, but the pandemic isn’t over for residential care facilities. As cases of COVID-19 begin to increase in Colorado, fueled by the more contagious delta variant, the state Department of Public Health and…
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Increased testing, personal protection requirements for unvaccinated residential care staff
Gov. Jared Polis may have ended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Colorado, but the pandemic isn’t over for residential care facilities. As cases of COVID-19 begin to increase in Colorado, fueled by the more contagious delta variant, the state Department of Public Health and Environment announced updated mitigation guidance for residential care facilities Friday.…
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After Denver jail COVID-19 cases spiked, officials scrambled to lower publicly reported counts
On Wednesday, May 20, when the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment published weekly coronavirus outbreak figures from around the state, one entry stood out: Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, Denver’s largest jail, reported 398 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, bringing the facility’s total to 581, the largest outbreak in the state. The spike…