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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Dear Campus Community,

We continue to provide transparent and timely information to students, faculty, and staff regarding numbers of COVID-19 cases and exposure throughout the ongoing pandemic.

An off-campus student who was in Rastall Dining Hall on Saturday received a positive COVID-19 test result. We are conducting contact tracing, which is essential to preventing spread of the virus. Through contact tracing we notify anyone who may have been exposed. Exposed individuals who are fully vaccinated do not need to quarantine.

All members of the CC community are strongly encouraged to get tested for COVID-19 when feeling sick and should not go to class/work when feeling ill. Testing is available at the Student Health Center.

The best way to protect yourself and our community is to get vaccinated. While vaccination rates are high on campus, risk levels outside of CC are different; remember to exercise greater caution when you’re away from campus or interacting with the broader community.

Vaccines are safe and have been proven to be effective against severe illness including from new variants such as Delta. If you have not yet done so, please get vaccinated now to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Remember: Everyone on the CC campus must wear a mask while in public spaces indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Thanks to all campus community members for participating in the important contact tracing process. Students, remember that the contact tracing process is confidential and is in no way connected to the student disciplinary process.

We send a notification when an individual who received a positive COVID-19 test result has been on campus within the time range of contagion and may have been in contact with others on campus. The CC COVID-19 dashboard shows all known CC community cases, including our local off-campus students and employees. It provides quick access to COVID-19 metrics on campus and in the El Paso County community including COVID-19 exposure, testing, and positive test results.

As part of our layered risk mitigation system, we test a percentage of students, and conduct wastewater testing on campus. This allows us to quickly identify and respond to cases in order to reduce the risk of spreading the virus.

The state public health department has set up a hotline to answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines in Colorado: (877) 268-2926.


Sincerely,
 

Maggie Santos

CC's COVID-19 Emergency Manager


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