CDPHE notified Boulder County that it will move to the revised Level Red on Friday, November 20, 2020. The updated dial (see below) and the new capacity limits under this “Level Red: Severe Risk” can be found here and will take effect on Friday. 

Counties in the Red Level (BOULDER COUNTY’S LEVEL ON FRIDAY) are considered at severe risk and will be subject to updated restrictions, including:

·    Indoor dining is temporarily closed. Restaurants and coffee shops can still offer takeout and delivery, and they can offer outdoor dining with a last call at 8 p.m., but only to customers in groups with members of their own household. Bars remain closed.  

·    Gyms can operate at 10% capacity or allow up to 10 people per room with reservations. They can also operate outdoors in groups of up to 10 people.

·    Group Sports and Camps can operate virtual, or outdoors in groups less than 10.

·    In-person personal gatherings are not permitted. 

·    All gatherings between households of any size in any location, public or private should not be taking place while your county is in the severe risk phase.

·    Offices can operate at 10% capacity, but remote work is strongly encouraged.

·    Non-Critical Manufacturing can operate at 25% or 50 (whichever is fewer).

·    All at-risk populations are recommended to stay at home.

·    Limited Healthcare and Personal Services continue to operate at 25% or 25 (whichever is fewer).

·    Critical and Non Critical Retail can operate at 50% capacity with increased curbside pickup and delivery.  Dedicated senior and at-risk hours encouraged.

·    Indoor Unseated and Seated Events / Entertainment are Closed.  Outdoor Unseated and Seated Events limited to 25% or 75 people (with calculator), attended only with members of your own household and 6ft between groups.

·    Outdoor Guided Services and Entertainment can operate at 25% capacity or 10 people (whichever is fewer).

·    Places of Worship can operate under the Level Orange levels.

Read the updated capacity chart for all six levels. The updated dial is pictured below.

TESTING RESOURCES

• Drive-Up Testing Site at Stazio Ballfields: Closed until November 12^th and will reopen until December 30^th. Gerald Stazio Softball Fields, 2445 Stazio Dr, Boulder. Take Arapahoe Rd. (Valmont Rd. will be closed) to 63^rd St; turn north onto 63^rd and follow the road to Stazio Drive; turn left onto Stazio Drive and follow signs for testing.
• Testing at Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont: The Boulder County free testing site is now at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont . Testing is available for anyone who would like to be tested, and individuals do not have to have symptoms to be tested. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd, Longmont. Pre-registration is highly recommended to reduce wait times and speed up the return of results. Go to the Mako Medical website, or download the flyer with a code you can scan. Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 7 days per week.
• Drive-Through Testing in Lyons & Nederland: available through the end of the year - https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/disease/covid-19/testing/

• Additional Testing Sites in Boulder County: https://www.bouldercounty.org/families/disease/covid-19/testing/
• Additional Testing Sites in Colorado: https://covid19.colorado.gov/are-you-sick/testing-for-covid-19
  

OUTBREAK RESOURCES

• COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance: https://assets.bouldercounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/COVID-19-Outbreak-Guidance-for-Business.pdf
• COVID-19 Outbreak Reporting Form for Business: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XedRlgn7JmeJD9gVhRgnPmpVlXsVm4hd/view
  

EMPLOYEE SYMPTOM SCREENING

The symptom screen sheet says, “Exclude staff until they are fever-free (without medication) for 24 hours and 10 days have passed since their first symptom unless they have a clear alternative diagnosis from a medical provider.”  In general, BCPH advises…

1 or more major symptoms:

Fever/chills/rigor

New loss of taste or smell

New cough

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Or

2 or more low risk/minor symptoms:

Sore throat

Runny nose/congestion

Muscle or body aches

Fatigue

Headache

Nausea / vomiting/ diarrhea

Symptom screening form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s4rLEibiFR6AIVbu7X-_B0VmrkOlKqjR/view

ISOLATION – FOR A POSITIVE CASE

https://covid19.colorado.gov/how-to-isolate

If you have tested positive for COVID-19, OR if you develop symptoms, follow these instructions. These instructions are for people who have been told to isolate or who are voluntarily isolating due to symptoms.

• A person’s residence is the preferred setting for isolation.
  

Isolation or self-isolation includes people who:

• Have a positive COVID-19 test.
• Have symptoms of COVID-19: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html.
• Are getting ill and think they might have COVID-19. Symptoms, especially early on, may be mild and feel like a common cold. Early symptoms could include a combination of cough, body aches, fatigue, and chest tightness. Some people may not develop fever or fever may not appear until several days into the illness.
  

Isolation

• Separates sick people with a contagious disease from people who are not sick.
• Is for people who are already sick.
• Can be voluntary, but public health agencies have legal authority to issue isolation orders to sick people.
  

How long does it last?

• You should be in isolation (stay away from others) until:
  • You have had no fever for at least 24 hours (without using medicine that reduces fevers)
    AND
  • other symptoms have improved (for example, when your cough or shortness of breath have improved)
    AND
  • At least 10 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared
  • CDC: What to do if you are sick: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html
• If you tested positive and have no had symptoms, you should be in isolation for 10 days starting with the date of your positive test. 
• Health care workers may have to isolate for longer and should do what they are told by the health care facility they work for. People with severe illness or who are immunocompromised may require a longer period of isolation. 

QUARANTINE – FOR ANYONE THAT CAME WITHIN 6 FEET OF POSITIVE TEST FOR 15-MINUTES (MASKED OR UN-MASKED) WITHIN 24-HOURS; MUST QUARANTINE FOR 14-DAYS, EVEN WITH NEGATIVE TESTS

https://covid19.colorado.gov/how-to-quarantine#

These instructions are for people who have been told to quarantine, or who are voluntarily quarantining because they have a household member or close contact that:

• Has a positive COVID-19 test.
• Has symptoms of COVID-19: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html. 
• Is getting ill and thinks they might have COVID-19. Symptoms, especially early on, may be mild and feel like a common cold. Early symptoms could include a combination of cough, body aches, fatigue, and chest tightness. Some people may not develop fever or fever may not appear until several days into the illness.

Read more about the possibility of reinfection. 

Quarantine

• Separates people and restricts their movement if they were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick and prevent exposing others. People with COVID-19 can be contagious even without having symptoms.
• Is for people who are not sick, but who may have been exposed to someone (in close contact with someone) who is sick. This could include members of your household, co-workers, or others you spend a great deal of time with (and are typically within six feet of for 15 minutes or more). Read more about what counts as close contact here: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html.
• Can be voluntary, but Colorado has legal authority to issue quarantine orders to people who were exposed to a contagious disease.

How long does it last?

• Stay at home or stay in your same location for 14 days after your last exposure so you don’t spread the disease to healthy people.
• If you get sick, contact your local public health department, get tested, and begin following the isolation directions. Find them here: covid19.colorado.gov/isolation-and-quarantine. 
• If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you must complete a full 14 days of quarantine, regardless of test results. If you live with someone who has COVID-19 and are caring for them or continuing to have contact, quarantine as soon as you know you have been exposed. Your quarantine should continue for 14 days after the end of the infected person’s isolation period or 14 days after your last contact with the infected person. 

REPORTING CONCERNS (VIOLATIONS)

• If a gathering is in progress and needs to be disbursed, contact local non-emergency dispatch
• Boulder: 303-441-3333
• Longmont: 303-651-8501
• On CU Campus: 303-492-6666
• Unincorporated Boulder County, Lafayette, Louisville, Erie, Jamestown, Lyons, Nederland, Niwot, Superior, Ward: 303-441-4444
• All other concerns/violations – report to Call Center for BCPH enforcement follow-up
• You can also report online here using the BCPH form

BCPH CALL CENTER

For further questions, please use the following information.

COVID-19 Call Center

720-776-0822 

COVIDbiz@bouldercounty.org

Monday – Friday

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

www.boco.org/covid-19

Feedback to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: To provide general feedback / concerns to the state, please visit the following site - https://covid19.colorado.gov/CovidConcerns.