Otero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate
Otero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate The Otero County Commissioners voted to send a letter to Colorado Governor Polis requesting support to "rescind the vaccination mandate or allow rural regional providers the ability to...
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CDPHE Partners With Local Schools to Offer COVID-19 Tests
Southeast Colorado School Districts Announce FREE weekly COVID-19 Testing through CDPHE. Parents were notified via text message Wednesday afternoon. We are expecting more details in an upcoming update from the Otero County Health Department. Swink...
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9/6/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status Update, Least Restrictive Mean/Alternative
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Monday, 9/6/2021 at 11:35 a.m. P...
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9/5/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status Update, School Funding Threats, OCHD Local Funding Threat
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Sunday 9/5/2021 at 4:07 p.m. PLE...
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9/3/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: 9/2/2021 Protest
9/2/2021 Protest: Yesterday (Thursday, 9/2/2021) I had a new experience, I was at a government protest. Never been to one of those before. And to make it even more interesting, the protest was about me, the Otero County Health Department (OCHD), a...
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OCHD: COVID-19 Enforcement Process Outlined
OCHD COVID-19 Enforcement Process Hello to all. At this point in the pandemic, we have far fewer state public health orders than we did a few months ago. We do, however, have requirements regarding schools and congregate care facilities (i.e. nurs...
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9/2/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Thursday 9/2/2021 at 1:07 p.m. P...
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Rocky Ford Schools Quarantines 4th Grade Class
An individual (student or staff member) in Mrs. Finnell's 4th grade class has tested positive for COVID. All of Mrs. Finnell's class has been identified as close contacts and are required to quarantine through Sep. 10. Originating Post: https://m....
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OCHD Emergency Preparedness & Response Zombie Apocalypse Scenario
You Can All Rest Assured That An Emergency Preparedness Scenario to Deal With The Zombie Apocalypse Was Catalogued on Video by The Otero County Health Department on Feb, 20, 2019. "Great Scott!" - An Emergency Preparedness & Response Saga SECO...
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Las Animas Schools COVID-19 Announcement
Las Animas Schools COVID-19 Update On August 31st, 2021, Las Animas Schools reported that an 8th grade student has tested positive for COVID-19. The student will be home from school until they are no longer infectious. Participants in extracurricu...
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