A woman visiting Aspen from Australia has been confirmed to have COVID-19, the Colorado Department of Health said Sunday in an update.
“We are aware of a confirmed COVID-19 case in Australia with ties to the Aspen community. One woman in her 20s who was visiting Aspen returned home to Australia earlier this week, where she tested positive for COVID-19,” the CDPHE said Sunday in a news release. “The individual had contact with Aspen residents and visitors at social gatherings; some of the people who had contact with the woman have reported experiencing respiratory symptoms.”
The state agency said it is working with Pitkin County Public Health to reach out to people who were known to have been in contact with the Australian patient during her Aspen visit.
It said they are working on a plan to get symptomatic people tested.
CDPHE and the State Emergency Operations Center are monitoring this issue and working closely with local health and safety agencies to support their needs.
This is a developing story that will be updated.