By Kelley Rouland
Due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases, El Paso County leaders have one week to submit a COVID-19 mitigation plan, or the state will impose further restrictions. According to data from El Paso County Health, we now have a 5.34% positivity rate. Within two weeks, the county has had 217.3 positive cases per 100,00 people. City, county, and state leaders held a press conference Friday afternoon where Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers stated much of the increase is due to informal gatherings. Meanwhile, the state issued a new executive order limiting gatherings to 10 people or less from no more than 2 households.
