Chaffee County Public Health is reporting 36 new Covid-19 cases in the last 7 days, 87 in the last 14 days, for a 2-week positivity rate of 5.23%.
Of the new cases, one death is being reported, a 43-year-old female from the north end of the county.
Over the next several weeks, Public Health will be vaccinating any healthcare worker or responder who falls within 1A and 1B and people 70 and older.
If you know of someone who has barriers to accessing the online scheduler, please help them get registered at chaffeecounty.rsvpify.com.
If the scheduler is full, please be patient and check back frequently. Public Health will add new appointments as the vaccine becomes available.
Phase 2 is estimated to begin later this winter. Phase 3 will begin as early as spring.
Covid-19 testing continues in Chaffee County.
For those looking to receive a Covid-19 test in the north end of the county, Valley-Wide Health Systems is offering testing Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Valley-Wide will bill your health insurance. However, if you are uninsured, the test is free.
To register for a test in BV through Valley-Wide, call 719-395-8610, and choose the option to speak with a nurse.
Testing in Salida remains Monday through Friday at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Appointments for testing in Salida are now being make online. Make an appointment the day before testing is held by going to curative.com.
