A new COVID wave is here. Here's how to avoid getting sick with all those graduations, weddings and summer trips - Colorado Public Radio

The state is experiencing another wave of COVID-19?

So far, it’s not projected to be as big as previous surges from the delta and omicron variants, but the state health department is expecting hundreds more Coloradans to be hospitalized by mid-June. .

A lot of these tips people have heard before, but health experts say now is the time to double down. .

Still, health experts say being vaccinated is the best way of avoiding a severe case of COVID-19.

And when you’re indoors and around a lot of people, aside from being vaccinated, maintaining that 6 feet of distance can protect you, especially now that precautions like mask-wearing have been dropped at the state level in Colorado. .

Based on what they’ve found, “a crowded library is probably not as high a risk for a super spreading event as a crowded bar with loud music in the background where everyone's shouting at each other,” said John Volckens, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of the Center for Energy Development and Health at Colorado State University.

According to the CDC: Masking is a critical public health tool and it protects you and others from spreading COVID-19

Liane Jollon heads the local public health department in Durango, where recently the wastewater surveillance is showing a dramatic increase in COVID-19 viral loads

The state health department says if you test positive for COVID-19, you should seek therapeutic treatment immediately — treatments work best when they are administered as soon as possible.