The NoCo Herald

Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

Fort Collins

CDPHE rates a steady increase in COVID-19 at Fort Collins, Greeley plants

Enterovirus D68 was lower than in the two weeks before at Fort Collins' Drake plant and about the same as in the two weeks before in Greeley. The state reported 6 respiratory outbreaks in the week to Oct. 31; 4 child care providers opened and 3 closed, with 611 on the Nov. 2 list.

CDPHE found COVID-19 in 4 of the 4 samples from Fort Collins' Drake plant in the two weeks to Oct. 29; in the two weeks before, it was found in 3 of 4 samples, and CDPHE rated the plant's trend a steady increase. In Greeley, COVID-19 was found in 3 of the 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 28; in the two weeks before, it was found in 2 of 3 samples, and CDPHE rated the plant's trend a steady increase.

In the wastewater

PlantVirusSamples that found itTrend
Fort Collins, Drake plantCOVID-194 of 4Steady increase (CDPHE)
Fort Collins, Drake plantFlu A0 of 4Not found
Fort Collins, Drake plantFlu B0 of 4Not found
Fort Collins, Drake plantRSV0 of 4Not found
Fort Collins, Drake plantEnterovirus D684 of 4Lower
GreeleyCOVID-193 of 4Steady increase (CDPHE)
GreeleyFlu A0 of 4Not found
GreeleyFlu B0 of 4Not found
GreeleyRSV0 of 4Not found
GreeleyEnterovirus D684 of 4About the same

Samples in the two weeks to each plant's newest. COVID-19's trend is CDPHE's own; the others compare the two weeks with the two before. A virus found in wastewater is not a count of cases.

Respiratory outbreaks, Colorado

Week toOutbreaks
Oct. 102
Oct. 173
Oct. 244
Oct. 316

COVID-19, flu and RSV outbreaks reported to CDPHE statewide; it does not publish them by county.

Child care providers opening and closing

ProviderKindTown
OpenedAlphaBEST @ Lopez PrekPreschool ProgramFort Collins
Opened3 family child care homes
ClosedAlphaBEST @ Bamford Elem.School-Age Child Care CenterLoveland
Closed2 family child care homes

The state's list of licensed providers of Nov. 2 against the one before. A family child care home is licensed in a person's name and is counted, not named.

The health watch

From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Larimer County and the state's list of licensed child care providers.