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Eagle County close to century mark on confirmed COVID-19 cases, but infections likely much higher

Eagle County close to century mark on confirmed COVID-19 cases, but infections likely much higher

Eagle County now has 96 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the latest statistics from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment on Tuesday afternoon. After leading the state in…

Neighborhood Navigator warns of looming COVID-19 crisis in Eagle County Latino community

Neighborhood Navigator warns of looming COVID-19 crisis in Eagle County Latino community

While there’s been a lot coverage of resort workers being compelled to leave employee housing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, community leaders warn there’s a looming COVID-19 crisis…

Vail Mayor Chapin on contracting COVID-19: ‘Everybody’s vulnerable here’

Vail Mayor Chapin on contracting COVID-19: ‘Everybody’s vulnerable here’

Vail Mayor Dave Chapin on Saturday told RealVail.com he’s well on the road to recovery in his own battle with the COVID-19 virus but that his heart aches for the…

Legendary Vail après-ski musician Rod Powell dies from coronavirus

Legendary Vail après-ski musician Rod Powell dies from coronavirus

Rod Powell, a Vail après-ski musical icon, became Eagle County’s first coronavirus victim on Saturday, succumbing to COVID-19 after fighting for his life since last week in an intensive care…

Mexican businessman on COVID-19: ‘It seems that Vail has a bug problem’

Mexican businessman on COVID-19: ‘It seems that Vail has a bug problem’

Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on March 18, 2020. This version has been updated to include information reported on Thursday and…

Vail Health CEO issues dire COVID-19 warning, pleads for social distancing

Vail Health CEO issues dire COVID-19 warning, pleads for social distancing

Vail Health CEO Will Cook on Wednesday issued a dire warning on COVID-19, which has now surpassed 50 confirmed cases in Eagle County but likely is in the hundreds if…

State COVID-19 testing ‘overwhelmed’ as mountain counties experience backlogs

State COVID-19 testing ‘overwhelmed’ as mountain counties experience backlogs

A version of this story first appeared in the Vail Daily. The volume of testing for the COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed the Colorado public health lab, the state public health…

Vail Resorts shuts down for remainder of ski season; may reopen Breck, others later in spring

Vail Resorts shuts down for remainder of ski season; may reopen Breck, others later in spring

Vail Resorts Tuesday announced all of its North American resorts will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 winter season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. A few of its…

Vail was open for business (almost as usual) until all of a sudden it wasn’t

Vail was open for business (almost as usual) until all of a sudden it wasn’t

For a mid-March Saturday in the middle of spring break, Vail was eerily empty March 14 on what may turn out to be the final day of the 2019-20 season.…

Vail Health CEO Cook issues important letter to community on COVID-19 outbreak

Vail Health CEO Cook issues important letter to community on COVID-19 outbreak

Vail Health President & CEO Will Cook on Saturday issued the following letter to the community: Dear patients and community members, Our teams at Vail Health have been preparing for…