Health

One variant’s percentage more than doubled in a week.

One of the mutations arose mere weeks ago.

New variants are the wild cards.

Tracing the source of the infection is tricky.

The slow demand coincides with rising data.

The virus continues to have significant impact in the state.

Many facilities have been through this drill before.

Current vaccination numbers are extremely low, but the weekly case count is up.

Hospitalizations and outbreaks both rose.

The changes appear to be statewide.

Wastewater monitoring is filling in data gaps.

Nineteen counties have confirmed monkeypox cases.

The state’s disaster declaration has been extended.

Officials acknowledge that cases are being undercounted.

The subvariant has been found in three locations so far.

The fatality metric rose while others fell.

Other COVID metrics are on the rise, too.

Counts for cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all up.

The state ties the changes to shifting priorities.

Decades of county public-health cooperation were upended by COVID politics.

Metro Denver is among the highest areas of concern.

Nine camps are under active investigation for COVID outbreaks.