The Larimer County Department of Health has recorded 103 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, 23 of which occurred within the first ten days of December.
As of Wednesday (Dec. 16), there have been 98 recorded deaths in Larimer County since March.
According to Larimer County Public Health director Tom Gonzales, 39% of the 98 deaths were recorded in November and December.
On Monday (Dec. 14) Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley temporarily closed due to reports of multiple COVID-19 cases among employees, according to an official press release from the city of Greeley.
Larimer County recorded two new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday (Dec. 8), bringing the county's cumulative total of deaths to 81 since the start of the pandemic.
Weld County health officials recorded an additional 1,765 COVID-19 cases this week, bringing the county's cumulative total of COVID-19 cases since March to 14,747.
Jason Phillips arrived in Colorado on August 10 and spent two weeks fighting the Cameron Peak fire before coming down with COVID-like symptoms at the end of his shift on August 25.
Gov. Jared Polis extended four pandemic related executive orders on Saturday, including an order that provides a one-time state payment to those who have collected unemployment benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.