First patients receive experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19 at Steamboat hospital | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Jay Fischer, a resident at Casey’s Pond, was the first person at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center to receive a new antibody treatment aimed at preventing COVID-19 patients from becoming severe cases…

Former GlaxoSmithKline medical officer joins local health care officials in first COVID-19 vaccine town hall | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The first of three town hall panels devoted to the upcoming coronavirus vaccines on Friday dove into the science of how vaccines work, how they are made and how they are tested.

Routt County approves almost $800K in COVID-19 relief for businesses and nonprofits | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County commissioners approved almost $800,000 in relief funds for local businesses and nonprofits Thursday, throwing a buoy to businesses that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CDC outlines ways to shorten COVID-19 quarantine times | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended two alternatives to shorten the 14-day quarantine time advised for people who come into contact with a positive COVID-19 case.

4 new COVID-related deaths recorded in Routt County in past week as vaccine grows nearer | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — There have now been 14 deaths in Routt County attributed to COVID-19, with four of them reported this past week, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s dashboard…

Draft plan of state program could have restaurants open by late December if adopted | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — State officials are looking for input on a draft plan modeled after the Five Star program in Mesa County that has allowed restaurants to stay open at limited capacity while at level…

Restaurant community asks Routt County to pressure state to reopen restaurants | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Restaurant owners are asking the Routt County Board of Commissioners to pursue every way possible to open restaurants in some fashion, noting what has been happening in Mesa County, which is also…

Routt County extends local emergency declaration for 9th time | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The Routt County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to extend the local disaster declaration to Jan. 2, 2021. The original declaration related to the global coronavirus pandemic was signed March 16…

Casey’s Pond resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died; 19 residents have virus | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A Casey’s Pond resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, the first death after a recent outbreak of 19 cases, according to an update posted on the senior living community’s website…

Almost 30 in quarantine after COVID-19 case at Steamboat Springs Middle School | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Almost 30 students and staff at Steamboat Springs Middle School are quarantining after being considered a close contact with a student who tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email sent to…

Lessons learned: COVID-19 numbers are up, but hospital is better equipped | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Across the UCHealth system, the mortality rate, length of hospital stay and need for ventilators for COVID-19 patients has decreased by about 50% from the spring, said Soniya Fidler, president of UCHealth…

Cases, positivity rate and hospitalizations all up as Routt County prepares for move to level red of state dial | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County officials tried to strike a positive tone Wednesday, just a day after the state increased restrictions locally and new case data shows exponential growth and uncontrolled community spread of COVID-19…

Routt County moves to ’severe risk’ Level Red of state’s new COVID-19 dial; local 2-week count explodes to 168 cases | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County will move into Level Red — “Severe Risk” — on Colorado’s new COVID-19 dial framework Friday, shutting down restaurants for inside dining, decreasing capacity at offices and gyms and entirely…

Routt County is hiring COVID-19 ambassadors | SteamboatToday.com

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County is looking to hire several COVID-19 ambassadors, bolstering its effort to slow the spread of the virus as cases are surging throughout the state…