Local Updates

COVID-19 Call Center

Delta County has opened a COVID-19 Call Center to provide up-to-date local information.  Call 970-874-2172 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Local Updates

News Releases

• COVID-19 Daily Information Update (English) (Spanish) - reporting 115 cases.
• 2020-07-31 News Release - reporting 102 cases.
• 2020-07-29 News Release - reporting the Sheriff's Office as an outbreak site with four employees testing positive.
• 2020-07-23 Press Release -  reporting a total of 94 cases.
• 2020-07-17 Press Release - reporting a total of 86 cases.
• 2020-07-07 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-07-02 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 84 cases.
• 2020-06-30 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 83 cases.
• 2020-06-30 Delta County Resolution 2020-R-13 - extending the March 23 local disaster emergency declaration to August 5.
• 2020-06-26 Press Release - reporting 2 new cases for a total of 82 cases.
• 2020-06-23 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-06-18 Press Release - reporting 2 new cases for a total of 80 cases.
• 2020-06-16 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-06-15 Press Release - reporting 2 new cases for a total of 78 cases.
• 2020-06-12 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-06-10 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-06-08 Press Release - reporting a total of 76 cases.
• 2020-06-05 Press Release - reporting a total of 74 cases.
• 2020-06-03 Press Release - reporting a total of 73 cases.
• 2020-06-01 Press Release - reporting a total of 69 cases.
• 2020-05-29 Delta County Resolution 2020-R-10 - extending the March 23 local disaster emergency declaration to June 30.
• 2020-05-27 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-26 Press Release - reporting 6 new cases for a total of 67 cases.
• 2020-05-22 Delta County Health Department Order DCHD2020-01 regarding Delta County’s variance.
• 2020-05-22 Press Release - reporting 4 new cases for a total of 61 cases, and reporting that Delta County’s variance request to sections of the State’s Safer at Home order was approved.
• 2020-05-21 Press Release - reporting 2 new cases for a total of 57 cases.
• 2020-05-20 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-19 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-18 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-15 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-13 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-12 Press Release - reporting no new cases.
• 2020-05-11 Delta County Proposed Variance to sections of Safer at Home Order.
• 2020-05-11 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 55 cases.
• 2020-05-08 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 54 cases.
• 2020-05-07 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 53 cases.
• 2020-05-06 Press Release - reporting no new cases. 
• 2020-05-05 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for a total of 52 cases.
• 2020-05-04 Press Release - reporting 5 new cases for a total of 51 cases. 
• 2020-05-01 Press Release - reporting 2 new cases for total of 46 cases.
• 2020-04-30 Press Release - reporting 3 new cases for total of 44 cases.
• 2020-04-29 Press Release - reporting 7 new probable cases for a total of 41 cases.
• 2020-04-28 Press Release - reporting 1 new case for total of 34 cases.
• 2020-04-27 Press Release - reporting 7 new cases for total of 33 cases.
• 2020-04-24 Press Release - reporting no new cases--total case count remains at 26.
• 2020-04-23 Press Release - reporting 26 total cases.
• 2020-04-22 Press Release - reporting no new cases--total case count remains at 25.
• 2020-04-21 Press Release - reporting 25 total cases.
• 2020-04-20 Press Release - reporting 25 total cases.
• 2020-04-17 Press Release - reporting 19 total cases.
• 2020-04-16 Press Release - reporting 15 total cases.
• 2020-04-15 Press Release - reporting 13 total cases.
• 2020-04-14 Press Release - reporting 12 total cases.
• 2020-04-13 Press Release - reporting 7 total cases.
• 2020-04-10 Press Release - reporting 6 total cases.
• 2020-04-09 Press Release - reporting 6 total cases.
• 2020-04-08 Press Release - reporting 6 total cases and first death.
• 2020-04-06 Press Release - reporting one additional case, bringing total number of cases to 5.
  
• 2020-04-03 Press Release - outlining response efforts and updates.
• 2020-04-03 Press Release - reporting three additional cases of COVID-19, bringing total number of cases to four.
• 2020-03-24 Press Release - reporting first case of COVID-19.
• 2020-03-20 Press Release - County response efforts and updates.

Resolutions/Declarations

• 2020-04-08 Resolution 2020-R-05 - further continuing Local Disaster Declaration of March 23 and March 25.
• 2020-03-25 Resolution 2020-R-04 - amending Delta County disaster policies.
• 2020-03-25 Resolution 2020-R-03 - continuing Local Disaster Declaration of March 23.
• 2020-03-23 Local Disaster Emergency Declaration.

Videos

• 2020-04-17 video of Incident Command team and local medical experts.
• 2020-04-17 video montage - photographs and videos taken by Delta County community members.
• 2020-04-03 video of Incident Command team, discussing local testing and new cases. 
• 2020-04-03 video of Incident Command and local medical experts, discussing local response to COVID-19.
• 2020-03-25 video of Robbie LeValley*, Delta County Administrator, discussing the County and its partners’ response.
• 2020-03-25 video of Mike Willardson*, Deputy Operations Section Chief, S.W. Incident Management Team, discussing what volunteers can do now.
• 2020-03-25 video of Lance Boren, Delta County Coroner and Manager of COVID-19 Call Center, discussing the purpose of the Call Center and the need for more volunteers.
• 2020-03-25 video of Caryn Gibson*, Delta County School District Superintendent, discussing the District’s response.
• 2020-03-25 video of Jennifer Craig*, Emergency Department Physician and Operational Director of the Disaster Response Team at Delta County Memorial Hospital, discussing the hospital’s role within the EOC and response to COVID-19.
• 2020-03-25 video of Doug Fritz*, Planning Section Chief of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), discussing the EOC’s purpose and his role within it.

*Videos were filmed before Governor Polis’ March 25 Stay at Home Order.

Delta County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Delta County is now open at a Level 1.  This action was taken to allow for command structure and support following Incident Command System (ICS), support structuring to agencies, call center implementation, resource ordering, financial responsibility, Joint Information Center (JIC) implementation and centralized collaboration between community partners.  This is being done in an effort for preparedness as there are cases of COVID-19 in the State of Colorado. The EOC allows the County to facilitate its preparedness efforts and streamline resource acquisition.

Additional Links

• Delta County Memorial Hospital COVID-19 web page
• For regional resources, visit Mesa County Health Department’s page at https://health.mesacounty.us/news/
• Colorado Department of Health and Environment COVID-19 website
• HELPCOLORADONOW.ORG:  Donate money, blood, or time to help Coloradoans impacted by COVID-19.
• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment: Information and resources regarding sick leave and unemployment for employees affected by COVID-19
• Centers for Disease Control page at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html