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Recent Updates
New Mask Order in Effect
Friday, May 14, the Governor announced an update to the Statewide Mask Order:
* If you’ve been vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask (unless a business requires it)
* If you’re not vaccinated, masks are still suggested in indoor settings
* There are some situations where masks are required:
Prisons, jails, healthcare, schools, congregate care facilities
* Many businesses are still going to require masks to enter; It is suggested that you still carry a mask with you for businesses that may still require masks to enter.
Indoor events of 500+ still need masks until June 1.
For more information or clarification, visit tchd.org or covid19.colorado.gov/
The updated Executive Order can be found here and FAQs can be found here.
Arapahoe County/GV to Move to Level Clear on May 16, 2021
On Sunday, May 16, Arapahoe County will move to the newly established Level Clear on the state’s COVID dial. This means that the only remaining restrictions are those required by the state, although mask orders may still apply in certain communities or businesses.
Between May 16 and August 16, the Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) will monitor hospital admission rates in the County. All counties overseen by TCHD will be moved to more or less restrictive levels as needed.
Despite this loosening of restrictions, everyone should continue using best practices, such as social distancing and mask wearing, whenever possible, particularly when you’re around people with unknown vaccination status.
Arapahoe County officials encourage everyone who wants a vaccine to sign up for one through their health care provider, or by going to the Tri-County website to find a vaccination site near you.
For more information, visit tchd.org
U.S. Small Business Administration Announces Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced details regarding the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) created to provide emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars, and other qualifying businesses impacted by the pandemic. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Registration for the SBA application portal will begin on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 am ET. Applications will open on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon ET. It is highly recommended that applicants start gathering documentation now and apply the first day you’re eligible, as the funding is expected to go quickly.
To learn more please visit the program page: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund
Webinar Training: SBA will host a webinar on Wednesday, April 28 covering the Restaurant Revitalization Fund program details and how to submit an application.
For questions, please reach out to the South Metro - Small Business Development Center: info@aurora-southmetrosbdc.com
Arapahoe County/GV to Remain at Level Blue Under New Public Health Order until May 15, 2021
Beginning April 16, Arapahoe County businesses and residents will follow simplified restrictions issued by the Tri-County Health Department, with the continued goal of controlling and slowing the spread of COVID-19.
As of April 14, 2021, there were 135,050 known positive cases in Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties, with 1,688 deaths in those counties, and there also is evidence that more contagious and potentially more severe variant strains are spreading in Colorado. With cases going up and a limited COVID-19 vaccine supply, Tri-County Health Department officials want everyone to remain cautious for a brief extension of time until vaccines are more widely available.
The TCHD Public Health Order will be in effect from April 16 through May 15, and highlights include:
https://www.tchd.org/
- Phase 1: Moving Toward Full Re-Opening, April 16 - May 15 (30 days): Counties will move to a new level on the Dial, one Level less restrictive than the level indicated by their metrics on April 15. For example, a county at Level Yellow metrics on the current state Dial on April 15 will move to Level Blue on April 16 and remain there until May 15.
- Phase 2: Observation Period, May 16 - August 16 (90 days): Counties will move to Level Clear, which has no restrictions, subject to TCHD observation of hospital admission rates in the County. In Level Clear, businesses will be able to operate at 100 percent capacity with no mitigation requirements, although face-covering requirements may still apply.
Arapahoe County is at Level Yellow metrics, with a one-week cumulative incidence rate is 184.1, with a positivity rate of 6.4% and six days of declining or stable hospitalization rates. As such the County will remain at Level Blue restrictions for the Phase 1 timeframe.
To enhance personal safety and help reduce levels of COVID-19 transmission across our communities, our residents and visitors should continue to social distance; wear masks in public indoor areas; avoid large gatherings or crowds, especially indoors; stay home while they are sick and get tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms; wash their hands often; and get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Arapahoe County will continue to operate its Five-Star Recovery Partner Program during this time, as the program does provide businesses some additional capacity benefits.
For more information, please visit tchd.org.
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Effective Monday, January 4, Greenwood Village / Arapahoe County will be moving to Level Orange. Businesses can operate under Level Orange without the certification of the Five-Star Recovery Program. Level Orange Guidelines
Effective Friday, November 20 at 5:00 p.m. the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released an updated public health order that provides necessary updates to the COVID-19 dial framwork.
The order updates Level Red to indicate counties where there is a severe risk of COVID-19 spreading rapidly while allowing some businesses to remain open at very limited capacity. A sixth level, Level Purple: Extreme Risk, was added to dial, representing when hospital capacity risks being breached, which may be indicated by approaching the need for medical crisis standards of care, utilizing alternative care sites, critical shortages of PPE or staff or hospitals approaching 90% of their reported surge capacity.
Governor Polis issued a mandatory statewide mask order that went into effect at midnight on July 16, 2020 and the Governor has extended it repeatedy since then. Click here for guidance for wearing a mask.
City Hall and the Maintenance Facility are open to the public, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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