Follow this page for the latest updates on the Coronavirus from the Otero County Health Department and the Colorado Department of Public Health. All links will open PDF files in a new window.
Please Read: What To Do If You're Sick with COVID-19
IMPORTANT: Please see the FAQ on the Shelter in Place Order by clicking here
State/Public Health Orders and Updates
- 11-23-20 PHO 20-29 Eighth Amended: Elective Surgeries
- 11-23-20 PHO 20-20 Fifth Amended: Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Residences, Intermediate Care Facilities, Group Homes
- 11-23-20 Second Amended PHO 20-36 COVID-19 Dial
- 11-20-20 Otero County COVID-19 Dial Level Change
- 11-18-20: First Amended PHO 10-36 COVID-19 Dial
- 11-18-20: Dial Modifications
- 11-11-20: D 2020 245 Mask Order
- 11-03-20: Colorado Report from Dr. Birx
- 10-30-20 Prowers County Press Release
- 10-27-20: Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (AVRCM) Updated Community Testing Schedule
- 10-27-20: Level Restrictions
- 10-09-20: 20-32 Protect Our Neighbors
- 09-18-2020: D 2020 190 Nonmedical Face Coverings
- 09-18-2020: 20-35 Safer at Home Dial
- 08-25-2020: 20-28 Safer At Home 10th Amendment
- 07-31-2020 Safer At Home 9th Amendment
- 07-24-2020 Amended Public Health Order 20-31 Face Coverings
- 07-20-2020 Reopening Schools: Health Guidance by COVID-19 Phase
- 07-06-2020 D 2020 138 Mask Order
- 07-16-2020 Statewide Mask Order FAQ
- 07-07-2020 Open Letter to the American Public- American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, American Nurses Association
- 07-01-2020 Public Health Order Face Coverings
- 07-01-2020 Safer at Home 8th Amendment
- 06-19-2020 20-28 Safer at Home.7th Amendment
- 06-04-2020: 20-28 Safer at Home.Fifth Amendment
- 04-27-2020: Public Health Order 20-28 Safer at Home
- 04-27-2020: New Normal Advisory Board
- 04-27-2020: Elective Surgeries to Resume
- 04-27-2020 Safer At Home
- 04-22-2020: Executive Order Amending School Closure
- 04-22-2020: Safer-At-Home Fact Sheet
- 04-22-2020: Executive Order: Essential Workers to Wear Masks
- 04-20-2020: COVID Modeling Report
- 04-20-2020: COVID Model Presentation
- 04-17-2020: COVID-19 Symptom Tracker
- 04-03-2020: Mask Campaign FAQ
- 03-25-2020: Governor Polis issues statewide Shelter in Place order
- Long term care & assisted living
- Places of Business
- Schools and Normal In-Person Instruction
- Social Distancing
Otero County Official Updates
- 11-25-20 COVID-19 Update: Swiss Cheese for Thanksgiving!
- 11-23-20 COVID-19 Update: Public Health Orders Updates (PHOs 20-36, 20-20, 20-29)
- 11-22-20 COVID-19 Update: Thanksgiving Guidance
- 11-20-20 COVID-19 Update: Weekly Update, Otero County Movement to Level Red
- 11-18-20 COVID-19 Update: Revised Dial Update
- 11-17-20 COVID-19 Update: What Do the Numbers Mean?
- 11-13-20 COVID-19 Update: Weekly Update
- 11-11-20 COVID-19 Update: Mask Order Extension
- 11-09-20 COVID 19 Update: Movement to Safer at Home Level Orange
- 11-06-20 COVID-19 Update: Weekly Update
- 11-03-20 COVID-19 Update #3: Updated Public Transportation Guidance
- 11-03-20 COVID-19 Update #2: COVID-19 Dial Public Health Order
- 11-03-20 COVID-19 Update: Dr. Birx Meeting and Colorado Update
- 10-30-20 COVID-19 Update: Movement to Safer at Home Level 2
- 10-29-20 COVID-19 Update: Halloween Guidance
- 10-27-20 COVID-19 Update: Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (AVRMC) Updated Community Testing Schedule
- 10-27-20 COVID-19 Update: Safer at Home Level 2
- 10-23-20 COVID-19 Update: New Local Cases, 10/28 Crowley County Prison Meeting
- 10-16-20 COVID-19 Update: Increase in CO Cases
- 10-09-20 COVID-19 Update: CDC Halloween Guidelines
- 10-02-20 COVID-19 Update
- 09-25-20 COVID-19 Update
- 09-18-20 COVID-19 Update
- 09-11-20 COVID-19 Update: Swink School
- 09-04-20 COVID-19 Update
- 08-28-20 COVID-19 Updates
- 08-25-20 COVID-19 Update: 10th Amendment Summary of Significant Changes
- 08-21-2020 COVID-19 Update
- 08-17-2020 COVID-19 Update: Requiring Mask Wearing is Constitutional
- 08-14-20 COVID-19 Update: Belligerent Customers, Beware of Otero County Health Department Employee Imposters
- 8-11-20 COVID-19 Update: Local Increase in Cases, Situation Right Now, Reporting of COVID-19 Deaths, Mask Exemption, Back to School, Do Our Part, Protect Our Neighbord Status, Variance Status, Thank You, Summaries, What can you do right now?
- 07-31-2020 COVID-19 Update: Lewis Bolt and Nut Update, Pioneer Nursing Home Update, Safer At Home Public Health Order 9th Amendment, Protect Our Neighbor Status, Variance Status, Do Our Part, Thank You, Summaries
- 07-28-2020 COVID-19 Update: Lewis Bolt and Nut COVID-19 Workplace Outbreak
- 07-24-2020 COVID-19 Update: Pioneer Nursing Home, Face Covering Public Health Order, Protect Our Neighbor Certification, Variance Status, School Reopening, My Experiences, Summaries
- 07-20-2020 COVID-19 Update: Newly Issued School Reopening Guidance
- 07-16-2020 COVID-19 Update: It Is Up to Us
- 07-15-2020 COVID-19 Update: COVID-19 Positive Cases at Pioneer Long Term Care Facility
- 07-07-2020 COVID-19 Update: Protect Our Neighbors Phase, Mask Wearing Reduces Risk, Not Over Yet, Open Letter to the American Public (see above)
- 07-02-2020 COVID-19 Update: Libraries are open, with restrictions
- 07-02-2020 COVID-19 Update: Have a safe holiday weekend!
- 07-01-2020 COVID-19 Update: Otero County Health Department statement regarding "Safer at Home 8th Amendment"
- 06-09-2020 Statement on Benefits and Risks
- 06-09-2020 Otero Health Dept Statement regarding "Safer at Home 7th Amendment"
- 06-09-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Otero County Case
- 06-08-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Crowley County Cases (Prison)
- 06-04-2020 COVID Testing Locations
- 06-04-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Otero County Cases
- 06-04-2020 Otero Health Dept Statement regarding "Safer at Home Fifth.Amended"
- 06-01-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Crowley/Otero County Cases
- 05-30-2020: Bent, Crowley, Otero Variance Details
- 05-29-2020: APPROVAL - Bent, Crowley, Otero Variance
- 05-29-2020: Bent, Crowley, Otero Variance Decision
- 05-28-2020 Coronavirus Update: 3 New Positive Cases in Otero County
- 05-22-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Otero & Crowley County Cases
- 05-13-2020 Coronavirus Update: New Positive Otero County Case
- 05-12-2020 Coronavirus Update: Bent/Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Variance Plan
- 05-08-2020 Coronavirus Update: 35 inmates infected in Crowley County
- 05-04-2020 Coronavirus Update: 2 new positive cases in Crowley County
- 05-01-2020 Coronavirus Update: I See You Article
- 04-29-2020 Coronavirus Update: 2 new positive cases
- 04-27-2020 Coronavirus Update: Safer at Home Public Health Order
- 04-27-2020 Coronavirus Update: New COVID-19 Positive Case
- 04-27-2020 Coronavirus Update: Safer at Home Information
- 04-23-2020 Coronavirus Update: Safer at Home Fact Shet & Amended School Closure Order
- 04-22-2020 Coronavirus Update: Safer at Home
- 04-21-2020 Coronavirus Update: Public Health Matters: Constitutional or Unconstitutional?
- 04-20-2020 Coronavirus Update:7th Case confirmed in Otero County
- 04-17-2020 Coronavirus Update: 6th Case confirmed in Otero County
- 04-10-2020 Coronavirus Update: 2nd Case confirmed in Crowley County
- 04-09-2020 Coronavirus Update: 5th Case confirmed in Otero County
- 04-08-2020 Coronavirus Update: Second Call for Volunteers
- 04-05-2020 Coronavirus Update: New COVID-19 Positive Case
- 04-02-2020 Coronavirus Update: Volunteers
- 04-02-2020 Coronavirus Update: Local Numbers & Planning
- 03-30-2020 Coronavirus Update: Your Game Plan
- 03-30-2020 Coronavirus Update: 3rd Positive Case Confirmed
- 03-27-2020 Coronavirus Update: Public Health Order Highlights
- 03-26-2020 Coronavirus Update: 2nd POSITIVE COVID-19 Case in Otero County
- 03-25-2020 Shelter in Place FAQ
- 03-25-2020 Coronavirus Update: Statewide Stay at Home/Shelter in Place Order
- 03-24-2020 Coronavirus Update: Part 2
- 03-24-2020 Coronavirus Update: Positive Test Confirmed
- 03-23-2020 Coronavirus Update: The Best Medicine
- 03-23-2020 Coronavirus Press Release
- 03-19-2020: COVID-19 Presumptive Positive in Crowley County
- 03-18-2020: Message from Richard Ritter, Health Department
- 03-16-2020: State Health Department issues public health order for some businesses
- 03-16-2020: Retail Food Establishment COVID-19 Implementation of Public Health Order
- 03-16-2020: Notice of Public Health Order 20-22
- 03-15-2020 Coronavirus Update: What's the Plan?
- 03-13-2020 Coronavirus Update: Isolated Person Tests Negative For Coronavirus
- 03-11-2020 Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 Positive Traveler in La Junta
- Otero County Health Department Pandemic Plan Overview
- 03-08-2020 Coronavirus Update: To Mask Or Not To Mask?
- 03-06-2020 Coronavirus Update: Facts for Coloradans
- 03-02-2020 Coronavirus Update: Be Prepared, Not Scared!