If you are symptomatic, but otherwise ok, please self-isolate and self-report at www.gunnisoncounty.org/covid19
If you are symptomatic and worsening, please call the call center. 970-641-7660
We ask that you not show up to the screening site until you call first.
If it is an emergency, never hesitate to call 911.
Primary Information Sources
www.gunnisoncounty.org/covid19
Gunnison Health and Human Services Facebook page
Delivery Assistance Hotline
We have now staffed a new call center for folks needing help with food and pharmaceutical deliveries. We are reserving these services for individuals who are at-risk, over 60, and/or symptomatic or otherwise in quarantine.
Phones will be manned from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM 7 days a week.
970-641-7959
New Public Health Orders
Gunnison County on Saturday unveiled a 3rd amended Public Health Order to better clarify the previous order. The orders directly address folks who have traveled away and are coming home from spring break. Those that are coming back to high-density housing are ordered to quarantine for 7 days. Those returning to normal homes are strongly encouraged to quarantine for 7 days. Anyone who has traveled out of the County is strongly encouraged to self-isolate for 7 days. Clarifications can also be found for solo practitioners, operators of restaurants and bars, operators of laundromats, massage therapists, tattoo artists, disbursed campers, and more. Visit the website for a copy of the amended orders. If you still have general questions, please send them to callcenter@gunnisoncounty.org
By the Numbers
As of 10:38 AM, we have 36 positive, 34 negative, and 55 pending tests. This document will be updated live with information.
As of 9:45 AM we now have 468 self-reporting with symptoms. A point of clarification, the maps and data that we are putting together with the self-reporting forms are NOT necessarily positive COVID-19 cases. We do have the flu that is also spreading in our community. Folks could be self-reporting and actually have the flu or another type of respiratory infection. The forms allow Health and Human Services to monitor at risk individuals, model a possible surge to the healthcare system, and get a glimpse of where COVID-19 might be in our community.
Business Protocols
For those businesses that are still allowed to operate under the Public Health Orders, we have created an additional infographic about the extra steps you must take in order to continue operating. This infographic can be found at the bottom of the Business Resources tab on our website. www.gunnisoncounty.org/covid19
Kids
We have heard reports about families getting their kids together for sleepovers. While we understand the hardship that closed schools and altered job schedules put on parents, we highly discourage parents from sending kids to sleepovers, play dates or other gatherings during this time. Children may not be symptomatic, but still could be carrying the virus. The sleepovers or other gatherings could cause spread back to the homes of parents and risk additional community spread.
Screening Site
The screening site hours will be from 10-12 each day it is in operation. The schedule has changed so that the Gunnison site will operate on Monday and Friday each week.
The Crested Butte site will operate on Tuesday and Thursday each week. If weather permits it will be held at the Community School back parking lot. If we have a weather event, we have set up an alternate site in the Lodge at Mountaineer Square parking garage. We will be sure to update each morning with the location.
Again, do not show up to the site unannounced. Please call the call center prior to going to the screening site.
Be a good neighbor
Please call your neighbors, do they have enough supplies? Are they getting these updates? We ask that you as a community come together to help push this information to those that might not have internet access.
Special Shopping Hours for 60+
Most stores are operating early morning hours for those that are 60+. The reason for this is that this allows crews to clean the store overnight and those at-risk populations can shop before the rest of the general public has come into the facility.
Walmart: Starting on Tues, March 24th, Walmart will be dedicating 6:00am-7:00am hours to age 60+ every Tuesday.
Safeway will be allowing shopping for the elderly, immunocompromised, pregnant, and other people with health conditions on Tuesday and Thursday 7:00am-9:00am.
Clark’s Market in Crested Butte has Senior Shopping Hours from 8:00am-9:00am each day for residents 60+ years of age.
City Market: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:00am-8:00am is available for anyone 60+.
Volunteers
The volunteer effort in this has been incredible.
If you have not yet signed up, please use the volunteer sign up form at www.gunnisoncounty.org/covid19 under the volunteer tab.
We have begun to see a number of grassroots volunteer networks popping up in our community. While we love to see this, we would prefer that you go through the official channel so that we can make sure that all volunteer operations are working in a safe way.
Community Resources
We are updating these services as fast as we can on our website under the “Community Resources” tab. If you know about some services that are not listed, please respond to this email and let us know.