Colorado is seeing a slight uptick in new COVID-19 cases, which prompted Gov. Jared Polis to order bars and nightclubs to close once again on Tuesday.

And with spotty government protection, workers are forced to choose between the risk of reporting for work and their livelihoods.

The majority of the new cases were in college-age people living in the University Hill neighborhood, which is directly across from the University of Colorado Boulder campus and is popular with students.

While older adults are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, isolation also carries health risks for aging Coloradans.

There were 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases among those detained at the facility as of May 28, according to data from Rep. Jason Crow's office.

All five of the public health order variance applications that received negative state feedback came from rural counties.

The virus has spread to a total of 539 inmates at the Sterling Correctional Facility, making it home to the largest COVID-19 outbreak in the state

COVID-19 has creeped into Colorado's long-term facilities, where it is suspected of killing 718 people.

Colorado defines an outbreak as two or more cases within a 14 day period.

Testing at a Broomfield elder care facility was part of an ongoing outbreak prevention effort by the state health department.

Nursing home deaths from COVID-19 make up about 57 percent of the state’s total deaths from the virus.

At least 131 facilities that house the elderly have outbreaks of COVID-19 — more than half of Colorado's certified nursing facilities.

The death toll in elder care facilities in Colorado has nearly doubled since last week.

At least 78 elder care facilities have outbreaks of COVID-19. As of last week, deaths at nursing homes accounted for about one-third of the state’s total deaths from COVID-19.

A single facility, Centennial Healthcare Center in Greeley, is accountable for as many as 19 of Colorado's deaths.

At least 37 people have died of coronavirus infections in nursing homes and senior living facilities in Colorado.