Coronavirus case numbers

Governor Jared Polis says Colorado does have the resources it needs to weather the latest wave of coronavirus infections fueled by the Omicron variant; the Navajo Nation Council approved more than five hundred million dollars in new pandemic assistance funding for tribal members.

Coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations continue to rise in Colorado and across the region; Authorities in the Navajo Nation have issued a health advisory saying that there is uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 in dozens of Navajo communities.

Montezuma County residents should wear masks indoors once again due to increased transmission of COVID-19 in the count, according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 was closed on Tuesday about nine miles east of Blanding; The fire ban has been lifted in Montezuma County.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state’s latest coronavirus numbers are looking bleak, with cases in the state rising most rapidly among middle and high…