December 16, 2021
Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that he expects omicron to become the dominant form of COVID-19 in Colorado as he announced that health officials believe they have identified the state’s first case of community transmission of the variant.
Polis said five people in Colorado have been infected with the omicron variant so far. He didn’t provide details on the suspected community transmission case.
State health officials said Thursday that omicron has been detected in wastewater samples taken in Boulder, Aurora and in the southwest Denver metro area. The variant has also been found in a sample or samples taken from the South Adams County Water & Sanitation District.
“Omicron is coming,” Polis said at a news conference at the Aurora Municipal Center.
The governor urged people to get a COVID booster shot to ensure they are protected against the new variant, which was first detected last month in South Africa.
Read more at The Colorado Sun.