Coronavirus/COVID-19
Public Health References
CDC * Colorado * Jefferson County * City of Golden
These are Wednesday’s numbers. They are cumulative since the start of the pandemic. Jeffco Public Health reports that they will not update their statistics again until Monday.
Cases in Jeffco – Weds: 19,107
Deaths in Jeffco – Weds: 435
Ever Hospitalized in Jeffco – Weds: 1,172 (currently 185)
Recovered – Weds: 14,281
Known Cases in Golden – Weds: 674
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Real World Golden
10AM-5PM Holiday Art Market at Foothills Art Center – reserve a time
1-2PM Friday Tour at the Railroad Museum
Golden History Moment
Dr. Perry Kelly has two or three cases of small pox in the country east of us, all of which come into the county from Denver, where the loathsome disease is quite prevalent…. Our county commissioners should institute a quarantine against them at once.
Colorado Transcript, March 13, 1889
As that passage demonstrates, the Transcript tended to regard Denver with suspicion when it came to infectious diseases.
The small pox epidemic in Denver has caused considerable worry in Golden, and hundreds of people in this community have taken the precaution of being vaccinated. City Health Officer Kemble reports that there are no cases of the disease here.
Colorado Transcript, December 8, 1921
An outbreak in 1921 was cause for concern in Golden. In fact, it impinged on our holiday social season:
Firemen’s Dance
Once of the most enjoyable events of the season will be the annual Firemen’s masquerade dance which will be held at the Golden opera house on Friday evening, December 30th…. On account of the prevalence of small pox in Denver the committee has decided not to have a costumer come from Denver, but urges that dancers furnish their own outfits.
Colorado Transcript, December 22, 1921
The fear of small pox fit right in with the Transcript’s long-running campaign to encourage people to Buy Local:
Golden merchants have an excellent line of Christmas goods and there is no use in journeying to Denvre to buy your Christmas goods. Besides, look at the danger of getting murdered, held up, run over or contracting small pox. Buy at home, help your home town and be safe.
Colorado Transcript, December 22, 1921
