The Board of Health of the Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) voted Monday during a special meeting to issue a public health order requiring masking in all public indoor spaces in Adams and Arapahoe counties.
The public health order will be in effect Wednesday, November 24, 2021, through January 2, 2022, and thereafter until staffed ICU beds availability is above 10%. Currently, staffed ICU bed availability in the North Central Region that covers Adams and Arapahoe counties is 5.8 percent.
Exemptions from the public health order include individuals under age 2, those individuals who cannot medically tolerate a face mask, and businesses and facilities that implement a voluntary Vaccine Verification Program using a policy that assures full vaccination of all employees, staff, guests, and customers.