Public health alert for people who visited Colorado Springs Bridge Center from late February to early March and may have been exposed to COVID-19

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Public health alert for people who visited Colorado Springs Bridge Center from late February to early March and may have been exposed to COVID-19



Sat, 03/14/2020 - 14:15
DENVER, March 14, 2020: El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) has learned that the woman who died from COVID-19 on March 13 attended bridge games at Colorado Springs Bridge Center from Feb. 27 through March 3. EPCPH and the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) are releasing this information in the interest of public health. EPCPH will have media availability at 3 p.m. at the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management, 3755 Mark Dabling Blvd.
If you or a close contact attended the Colorado Springs Bridge Center between late February and early March, and are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing), call your health care provider immediately. Please do not show up to a medical facility prior to calling ahead.
This is especially important for people who attended the following games at the center:

• 02/27/2020 Thursday Evening Unit Pairs
• 02/28/2020 Friday Morning Pairs
• 02/29/2020 299er Pair
• 02/29/2020 299er Pairs
• 03/01/2020 299er Swiss
• 03/03/2020 499'rs

“We’re extremely concerned about possible transmission both at the tournament and in communities after they went home,” said Kimberly Pattison, EPCPH Communicable Disease Program Manager. “Many attendees were older people who might be especially vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19.”
“For older people and anyone who belongs to a more vulnerable group, we continue to urge you to stay away from large gatherings,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy. “As the governor has recommended, people should stay away from gatherings of more than 250 people. We all have a role in protecting each other from possible exposure.”
For people who have symptoms of or who might have been exposed to COVID-19:

• The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
• Call a medical provider to discuss your concerns before you go into a facility for medical care.
• The provider will give you instructions on whether you need to be tested and on where to go to for care and testing.

The people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19 are:

• Older people (over age 60), especially those over 80 years.
• People who have chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease, or diabetes.
• Older people with chronic medical conditions are at greatest risk.

To ensure expedience on reporting presumptive positive cases, the state will provide overall testing statistics as soon as we are able on the website.
If you are in El Paso County and have non-urgent questions, an El Paso County Public Health call center at 719-575-8888 will be open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Members of the public can also contact CO-HELP at 303-389-1687 or 1-877-462-2911, for answers in many languages, or email them at COHELP@RMPDC.org for answers in English.
Continue to stay up to date by visiting colorado.gov/cdphe/2019-novel-coronavirus andelpasocountyhealth.org/services/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19.
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Alerta de salud p?blica para las personas que visitaron Colorado Springs Bridge Center desde finales de febrero a principios de marzo y que podr?an haber estado expuestos a COVID-19
DENVER, Marzo 14, 2020: Salud P?blica del Condado El Paso report? que la mujer que muri? por COVID-19 el 13 de marzo, particip? en un torneo de juego de cartas “Bridge” en el Colorado Springs Bridge Center del 27 de febrero al 3 de marzo. Salud P?blica del Condado El Paso y el Departamento de Salud y Medioambiente de Colorado (CDPHE) est?n revelando esta informaci?n por razones de salud p?blica.
Si usted estuvo en el Colorado Springs Bridge Center desde finales de febrero y principios de marzo y particip? en cualquiera de los juegos enlistados a continuaci?n y tiene s?ntomas de COVID-19 (fiebre, dificultad para respirar), llame a su proveedor de cuidado m?dico de inmediato. Por favor, no acuda al centro m?dico, debe de llamar con antes de acudir con su proveedor de cuidado de salud.
Esto es muy importante para las personas que estuvieron en las siguientes fechas y participando en los siguientes juegos:

• 02/27/2020 Jueves por la noche Unit Pairs
• 02/28/2020 la ma?ana del viernes Pairs
• 02/29/2020 299er Pair
• 02/29/2020 299er Pairs
• 03/01/2020 299er Swiss
• 03/03/2020 499'rs

”Estamos muy preocupados por una posible transmisi?n en el torneo y en las comunidades de las familias una vez que regresaron a casa”, as? lo dijo Kimberly Pattison, EPCPH de Salud P?blica del Condado El Paso “Como el Gobernador lo ha recomendado, las personas deben evitar congregaciones de m?s de 250 personas. Todos tenemos un rol en protegernos de una posible exposici?n”.
“Personas mayores o que formen parte de un grupo vulnerable, les pedimos que no acudan a lugares donde se congregan muchas personas,” as? lo dijo la epidemi?loga del estado, la Dra. Rachel Herlihy “Le recomendamos lo mismo a todos, especialmente si hay casos conocidos en sus comunidades, pero las personas vulnerables son las que se deben proteger para evitar un posible contagio”.
Si tiene s?ntomas o cree que ha sido expuesto, llame a su m?dico:

• Los s?ntomas m?s comunes de COVID-19 son fiebre, tos y dificultad para respirar.
• Si tiene s?ntomas de COVID-19, LLAME antes al doctor, hospital o cl?nica.
• Le dar?n instrucciones sobre si necesita la prueba y a donde acudir para la prueba.

Las personas m?s propensas a enfermarse de COVID-19 son:

• Personas mayores (arriba de 60), especialmente m?s de 80 a?os.
• Personas con condiciones m?dicas cr?nicas del coraz?n, pulm?n, ri??n o diabetes.
• Personas mayores con condiciones m?dicas cr?nicas est?n en mayor riesgo.

Si usted vive en el Condado El Paso y no tiene preguntas urgentes, llame al centro de llamadas del Salud P?blica del Condado El Paso al 719-575-8888, de 2:00 pm a 8:00 pm el d?a de hoy.
El p?blico tambi?n puede contactar CO-HELP al 303-389-1687 o 1-877-462-2911, para respuestas en muchos idiomas, o mandar un correo a COHELP@RMPDC.org en ingl?s.
Actualizaciones de los casos en este website.
Mant?ngase informado en colorado.gov/cdphe/2019-novel-coronavirus y elpasocountyhealth.org/services/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19