Colorado has identified its first coronavirus outbreaks in child care facilities, with four adults and one child testing positive for the COVID-19 respiratory disease, according to new data released Wednesday by the state’s public health department.
All of the cases related to child care were in the Denver metro area. Orchard Valley Learning Center, in Arapahoe County, reported two adults and one child have tested positive. The other adult cases were at The Learning Experience Westminster, in Jefferson County.
Children are at a lower risk for severe complications of COVID-19, though at least three children in New York have died from an immune overreaction to the virus.
So far, 6,110 of Colorado’s COVID-19 cases and 673 deaths have been linked to 206 outbreaks across Colorado. That means about 30% of all cases and 63% of all deaths have come from a known outbreak.
All told, Colorado now has recorded 1,062 deaths and 20,47