WATCH: Gov. Polis provides updates on Colorado’s pandemic response

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis provided updates on the state's pandemic response on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. from the carriage house of the Governor's Residence at Boettcher Mansion. The governor was joined by State Epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy.

CPR News carried live coverage online only. There was be no radio coverage of Polis' remarks. Watch the video above for the full briefing.

COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high in Colorado as of Monday, but the number is below the peak of this fall's surge. Additionally, a new report shows that in the first year of the pandemic, the state may have lost $73 million to unemployment fraud.