Over 3.28 million people filed for unemployment claims last week due to COVID-19, according to a new report by the Department of Labor. It’s the biggest increase the department has ever seen.  In Colorado, over 19 thousand people filed unemployment claims. That’s about a 730 percent increase over the past week.

Over 3.28 million people filed for unemployment claims last week due to COVID-19, according to a new report by the Department of Labor . It's the biggest increase the department has ever seen.

Organizations providing resources for people experiencing domestic violence and abuse have had to change their practices during the COVID-19 outbreak. TESSA in Colorado Springs is an agency that aids people who may be experiencing domestic violence.

Organizations providing resources for people experiencing domestic violence and abuse have had to change their practices during the COVID-19 outbreak.

A group of medical students is holding a donation drive for personal protective equipment or PPE in Colorado Springs. All donated supplies will go to El Paso County Emergency Management for distribution to local health care professionals as part of nationwide effort to redirect unused medical supplies.

A group of medical students is holding a donation drive for personal protective equipment or PPE in Colorado Springs. All donated supplies will go to El Paso County Emergency Management for distribution to local health care professionals as part of nationwide effort to redirect unused medical supplies.

Originally published on March 27, 2020 9:30 am Sometime around Valentine’s Day, a box arrived at a lab on the western edge of Fort Collins, Colorado. It contained vials full of coronavirus and it was just what Lindsay Hartson and her colleagues had been waiting for.

Homeless shelters in Colorado Springs and Pueblo are working to serve vulnerable populations even as their own funding and capacity is strained due to COVID-19.

Homeless shelters in Colorado Springs and Pueblo are working to serve vulnerable populations even as their own funding and capacity is strained due to COVID-19. Kathy Cline is the executive director of the Pueblo Rescue Mission.

Health officials from Pueblo County confirmed a third known COVID-19 case on Friday. The county identified her as female, 48 years old and a resident of Pubelo County. The county also opened a new testing center with the help of the Colorado State National Guard and state health department on Thursday.