On Wednesday, there was an increase of 40 deaths of people who had the virus and 21 additional fatalities tied directly to COVID-19 over Monday’s tallies, though there’s a lag in reporting deaths to the state health department — particularly death-certificate data. There were 362 people hospitalized as of Wednesday afternoon, according to state data, the fewest since March 30. […]

On Tuesday, the state released proposed guidelines for restaurant reopenings that included social distancing, mask requirements for workers and even suggest modifying menus. Gov. Jared Polis has said that he will release a decision on reopening next Monday. The proposed guidelines were released yesterday so that stakeholders could provide feedback, a news release said. But as the state moves to […]