December has proven to be Larimer County's deadliest month in terms of COVID-19 deaths, as there have been over 30 deaths in the county since December 1.
Another COVID-19 related death was added to Larimer County's cumulative tally on Sunday (Dec. 20), bringing the county's total to 31 deaths in December alone, and 112 since the beginning of the pandemic.
On Friday (Dec. 18), state officials confirmed that Colorado will receive thousands fewer COVID-19 vaccines than originally anticipated in the second shipment of pharmaceutical company Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
The Larimer County Department of Health has recorded 103 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, 23 of which occurred within the first ten days of December.
As of Wednesday (Dec. 16), there have been 98 recorded deaths in Larimer County since March.
According to Larimer County Public Health director Tom Gonzales, 39% of the 98 deaths were recorded in November and December.
Poudre School District in Fort Collins has announced that they will be resuming remote learning in January with a gradual return to in person learning.
On Monday (Dec. 14) Highland Hills Golf Course in Greeley temporarily closed due to reports of multiple COVID-19 cases among employees, according to an official press release from the city of Greeley.
The Weld County Department of Health & Environment reported 1,998 new COVID-19 cases this week, bringing the county's cumulative total of cases since the start of the pandemic to 16,745.