Both the supported case and the suspected case involved men who worked in the Good Samaritan Society to help facilitate living in Simola, about 45 miles northeast of Colorado Springs, County Health Director Dwayne Smith told CNN.
Neither is a resident of Albert County, and they are separating outside the county, Smith said. He said there was “no indication at the moment” that the event has gone beyond the facility and into the larger community.
The first patient had no known travel history, Gov. of Colorado. Jared police said Tuesday. Because of this, there is a good chance that a variety of outbreaks are occurring in the community, global health think tank ACCCCIS Health International chairman and chairman William Hasseltain told CNN on Wednesday.
In both cases, there is the full support of the U.S. Department of Health for the control of the disease. Conversations have been held with the centers. He said Smith did not know when the variant could be tested in another person or could be explicitly denied. He could not comment on the men’s travel history and said the state Department of Health notified the county of the two men Tuesday afternoon.
“Two individuals were working in the facility in non-clinical roles,” and “previous covid-1 outbreaks in the facility were caused by a shortage of staff, so they were not regular employees,” Smith said. . “The state health department has deployed a quick response team in Shimla to facilitate verification of residents and staff.”
CNN has sought comment from the Good Samaritan Society.
The Covid-19 outbreak in the Good Samaritan Society over the past two weeks has killed at least two people – a 93-year-old man and an 88-year-old woman – Smith said. A third death is being investigated, he said. The facility is home to about 25 residents.
Health officials around the world say the UK variant is thought to be more easily spread, but does not look more deadly than the previously known Covid-19 strain. Many countries have banned flights to the United Kingdom, and the CDC recently announced that passengers from London to the United States would need a negative coronavirus test for the previous 72 hours.
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