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– A Colorado ski resort reported at least 109 confirmed cases of coronavirus among employees. This is equivalent to 6.4% of the 1,700 workers in Winter Park, the Denver Post reports. In a joint statement with local health officials, the resort said the investigations found that “these cases were not traced back to transmission through interaction with visitors, but through social gatherings outside the workplace and congregated housing. . ” The virus outbreak was declared on January 23, but was not reported until this week. Winter Park said it is working with medical experts to find ways to prevent future spread among employees, for example People.
But due to the low number of people tested, by KOAA, it is possible that the real number of infections is higher. It is the biggest outbreak so far this season at a Colorado ski resort, according to CNN. A resort spokesman said, “We did a lot of planning and we had to get state approval for our operations before we could open on December 3.” The measures put in place by the resort include a mask mandate, limits on meals and the number of people allowed, contactless accommodation, more employees and more testing for them. An aide to Governor Jared Polis said Colorado ski resorts need to “do better planning and management for peak weekends”. (Read more coronavirus stories.)