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COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)
Case Data is being reported by the
Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment,
please click HERE for the most up-to-date data
or visit www.Pueblohealth.org/Covid19All public and media inquiries in Pueblo are answered through the local hotline at Pueblo’s Joint Information Center. New hours for Pueblo COVID-19 Hotline 9 AM – 4PM Monday through Friday
Pueblo County Drive-up Testing Site for COVID-19
Drive-up testing site details:
- Location: Pueblo’s Drive-Thru COVID Testing site is temporarily relocated during the State Fair to a parking lot at Arroyo and Acero avenues.
- Cost: All testing will be free. Insurance will not be required.
Who can be tested
Currently, the following individuals can be tested for COVID-19 at Pueblo’s COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing:
- Any individual who is symptomatic
- Anyone over the age of 65 (symptomatic or asymptomatic)
- African American, Latino, American Indian Tribes (symptomatic or asymptomatic)
- Anyone who had contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19
- Health care workers and first responders (symptomatic or asymptomatic)
- Attended a large gathering or protest
No prescription required, but you must be experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and bring your ID and organization ID, if applicable.
Other important information for you to know:
- If you have a medical emergency, call 911- do not report to the testing site, as it is not a care facility. If you have severe respiratory symptoms, especially shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, tell the dispatcher about your symptoms. Do not wait for a COVID-19 test to call 911.
- If you are ill or suspect that you were exposed, but are not able to be immediately tested, please stay home, self-isolate, and contact your physician.
- For the safety of drive-up lab workers, hours of operation will be contingent upon safe weather. We will announce if we need to close the site due to unsafe conditions. Unsafe conditions include any weather that can make personal protection equipment ineffective, such as any precipitation, wind, or colder temperatures.
- While waiting for their test results, individuals should stay at home. Those who receive positive test results may be issued isolation orders.
COVID-19 Informational Sources
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reminds:
- If you have any symptoms -- even mild ones -- public health urges you to stay home and isolate yourself until:
- You have had no fever for at least 72 hours (without the use of medicine) AND
- Other symptoms (cough, shortness of breath) have improved AND
- At least 7 days have passed since your symptoms first appeared.
- Anyone in your household you have had close contact with (within six feet for approximately 10 minutes) should self-quarantine for 14 days, even if you haven’t been tested for COVID-19.
- If you have a medical emergency, call 911. If you have severe respiratory symptoms, especially shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, tell the 911 dispatcher about your symptoms. Do not wait for a COVID-19 test to call 911.
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Pueblo Variance Guidance
- Guidance for Cases and Outbreaks in Child Care and Schools
- Dept. of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)
- DORA for Barbers and Cosmetologist
- AMENDED PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER 20-28 SAFER AT HOME AND IN THE VAST, GREAT OUTDOORS
- EXECUTIVE ORDER D 2020 091 Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors
- Business Guidance for Safer at Home
- Pueblo Business Economic Recovery Team (BERT) Business Resource Guide
- COVID-19 Safer at Home PHO Guidance (PDF)
- Safer at Home Additional Guidance for Salons, Spas, and Sole Practitioners
- Guidance for Children’s Day Camps and Youth Sports Camps
- Safer at Home: Places of Worship & Life-Rite Ceremonies
- Safer at Home: Personal recreation ( Indoor gyms, indoor fitness classes, recreation centers, bowling alleys, pools, indoor sports facilities, Outdoor swimming pools, Parks)
- Safer at Home: Outdoor recreation (Outdoor Recreation / Outdoor Guides / Tours / Outfitters )
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment colorado.gov/cdphe
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment COVID-19 website https://covid19.colorado.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov
- Call CO HELP at 1-877-462-2911 or email COHELP@RMPDC.org
- Volunteer Response & Recovery Website
- Follow on Facebook @jaredpolis and @cdphe
- Follow on Twitter @GovofCO and @CDPHE
- Pueblo Public Health www.pueblohealth.org
- Facebook and Twitter: @PuebloHealth
- CO Symptom Tracker
- Pueblo Water Guidelines on Water Quality in Closed Buildings
- CDC Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
- Pueblo Parks and Recreation Park Facility Guidelines
- How to discontinue home isolation
- A Colorado Tenant’s Guide to COVID-19
- Housing & COVID-19
- Isolation or Quarantine? What’s the Difference?Isolation or Quarantine (PDF)
- COVID-19 Resources for Immigrant Families
- Recursos sobre la COVID-19 para Familias Inmigrantes
- Visual Simulation on why mask wearing is important
- Enforcement of Public Health Orders
- Stay at Home Colorado Guide
- SEVENTH AMENDED PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER 20-28 SAFER AT HOME AND IN THE VAST, GREAT OUTDOORS
- EXECUTIVE ORDER D 2020 091 Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors
- Executive Order D 2020 045 Elective Surgeries
- Executive Order B 2020 002 New Normal Advisory Board
There is currently no travel ban in Pueblo County, or mandatory quarantine. If you are to travel follow these guidelines:
Current travel recommendations
- If you are sick, do not travel.
- If you are at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 (older adults and people with chronic medical conditions), avoid non-essential travel.
- Follow CDC recommendations on travel to areas where there is widespread transmission of COVID-19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html.
- Some resort communities in Colorado are currently experiencing community transmission and outbreaks. Check the data page to find out what is happening in Colorado.
Everyone should seriously consider canceling non-essential travel.
- COVID-19 cases are occurring in many states and countries around the world. While there may not be community spread in these places, community spread may start occurring.
- Community spread (or transmission) means there are cases and outbreaks in many communities where people are spreading the virus to other people. People may not know how they got the virus.
- Traveling to places where there is community transmission means you might be exposed to COVID-19 or get sick with COVID-19 while you are away from home. If one of those things happens:
- You may have to quarantine (if not sick) for 14 days in the place you traveled to.
- You may have to to isolate (if sick) for 7 days or longer in the place you traveled to.
- You may have to do one of these things when you return home.
- Traveling to other places means you may spread the disease to others before you know you have it.
Visitors to Colorado
- If you are visiting Colorado, start showing symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath) and believe you have been exposed to COVID-19:
- Stay inside your lodging/residence except to get medical care (see below).
- People who are mildly ill with COVID-19 may be able to isolate at their lodging/residence during their illness.
- Avoid public areas.
- Avoid public transportation including buses, taxis, and rideshares
- Separate yourself from other people.
- As much as possible, stay in a specific room and away from other people. Use a separate bathroom if available.
- Stay inside your lodging/residence except to get medical care (see below).
- If you need medical attention, CALL a hospital, urgent care, or other health care facility ahead BEFORE going in. Tell them your symptoms. This will help the health care provider take steps to keep other people from getting infected or exposed.
- If you are having a medical emergency, call 911 and tell the dispatcher your symptoms.
Travelers should stay informed and take preventive actions
- Protect yourself from respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19.
- Avoid contact with people who are sick.
- Wash your hands frequently with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use a hand sanitizer that has at least 60% alcohol.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing and sneezing, then throw the tissue away and wash your hands. Use your inner elbow or sleeve if you don’t have a tissue.
- Avoid touching your face, including your eyes, nose and mouth.
- People who are not sick do not need facemasks to protect themselves from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. Ill people should wear a mask, if available, to protect family members or in any scenario where a mask is needed to prevent the spread of germs.
- Stay informed with reliable, up-to-date information.
- Call 303-389-1687 or 1-877-462-2911 for answers in many languages or email COHELP@RMPDC.org (answers in English only)
- Pueblo COVID-19 Hotline 719-583-4444