Health

About 85 percent of downtown shoppers were mask-free.

The target date is April 16.

The mask mandate is expected to be tweaked on April 4.

The COVID-19 mask has become a cultural symbol.

Amount depends on whether Denver is a city or a county…or both,

Almost half of the repeat-outbreak sites are schools.

The data is little improved and worse in some cases.

K-12 schools again account for the largest number of fresh entries.

Outbreaks at Colorado chains continue to grow.

Data related to hospitalizations and variants raised concern.

Increases are present in variants under investigation, too.

All Coloradans should be eligible for the vaccine by mid-April.

Vaccinated people who get infected are a touchy subject.

Pools will follow in June.

Casinos and youth sports were tied to outbreaks.

The first cases cropped up in Chaffee County.

Other major metrics have seen increases, too.

Texas plans to open up “100 percent” next week.

Four ski counties have more combined outbreaks than in Denver.

Thirty K-12 schools have new outbreaks.

Polis predicts most Coloradans will get first shots by May’s end.

Also included: details of a major variant also hitting California.