DENVER - Last night, Lt. Governor Primavera, as acting Governor while Governor Polis is in Washington D.C. to attend the Colorado River negotiation meeting, issued a verbal disaster declaration for an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Weld County. The disaster declaration was made in coordination with Governor Polis.
This action enables State agencies to continue to properly coordinate for mitigation of disease spread, response, consequence management, and recovery efforts.
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