Coronavirus Coverage

An array of medical masks on a bed at St. Joseph Hospital, March 10, 2020.

Long COVID may have hit more than 700,000 Coloradans, and clinics are struggling to keep up

According to a new state report, tens of thousands of Coloradans face major challenges returning to everyday life after Long COVID.

Inside a nondescript suburban office building in a south Denver suburb, Alex Trebino stands on a blue balance board. Across from her is physical therapist Dan Stoot, who holds tennis balls in his hands. “When you catch it with your right hand, I want you to tell me a musician,” he says, “when you catch it with your left hand, I want you to tell me a president.” This is a brain game. He starts bouncing balls her way. “Taylor Swift!” Trebino says with a quick giggle. “And George Washington.” Doctors struggled to figure out how to treat Trebino, who said she has made progress through this type of physical therapy. And she’s part of a University of Denver study, one of countless efforts globally to understand and treat long COVID.

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Survey: More than 300,000 Coloradans have long COVID, creating waves in work and school

One in seven Coloradans who tested positive for COVID-19 say they had long COVID.

Cold and flu medications on display at a Walgreens store in Longmont, Colorado, on January 23, 2024.

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Respiratory illnesses are declining in Colorado after a holiday spike

Sarah Flower

Data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows that respiratory illnesses across the state are declining in January after a surge of COVID-19, flu, and RSV infections over the holidays.

The national COVID-19 death rate between January 2020 and July 2022 was 372 deaths per 100,000 people, according to a study published in The Lancet last week.

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COVID-19, RSV, and flu levels are ‘very high’ in most Mountain West states, CDC says

Kaleb Roedel

New data shows respiratory illness is elevated or increasing across most of the United States, including the Mountain West region.

A group of students including senior Jada Mulford, led by Professor Kari Scholtes, tests wastewater on the Colorado Mesa University campus in Grand Junction for COVID-19 on Friday, August 27, 2021.

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COVID-19 is spiking in Colorado’s wastewater. Here’s what that means

Look out, a fast-spreading coronavirus variant is going around.

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Will Walkey

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising across much of the Mountain West and nation. This trend mirrors patterns from previous years, but healthcare experts say the U.S. is well-equipped to handle another surge in infections and emergency room visits.