- Hi, I'm Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 23rd, 2020. Our first segment today, we'll talk abouta new option for COVID testing developed at CU Boulder. Our second story today is about a syndrome appearing in children connected to COVID. And, our last story of the day is about fishing licenses in Colorado.
- Our first story today is about a new option for testing COVID-19 outside of the uncomfortable nasal swab in the near future. On Wednesday, CU Boulder said that researchers have been working on a rapid COVID-19 test that can provide results in less than one hour. The test is saliva-based so the patient simply spits in a tube, a solution is added to the spit, the liquid is heated to a certain temperature and if the sample color changes from pink to yellow, the test is positive. If it doesn’t, the test is negative. The research team, in cooperation with Venture Partners at CU Boulder, has created a spin-off company, Darwin Biosciences, to commercialize the test, the university said. As of Wednesday, the saliva test in development by CU Researchers was not available to the public. It isn’t clear when, or if, it will be available.
- [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/new-45-minute-covid-19-test-that-uses-spit-being-developed-by-cu-boulder-researchers/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/new-45-minute-covid-19-test-that-uses-spit-being-developed-by-cu-boulder-researchers/)
- Our second segment today is about two deaths in Colorado that have been linked to [multisystem inflammatory syndrome](https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/3-colorado-children-suspected-of-contracting-new-inflammatory-illness-linked-to-covid-19). The mystery syndrome popping up across the country – mostly among children – that is linked to the novel coronavirus. There have been two deaths in Colorado and seven cases in the state. Colorado officials [first warned](https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/3-colorado-children-suspected-of-contracting-new-inflammatory-illness-linked-to-covid-19) about the syndrome, MIS-C, in May, when they said there were three suspected cases in the state and that Children’s Hospital Colorado was researching the disorder. The CDC says that all of the cases across the U.S. have involved people under the age of 20. In May, Dr. Samuel Dominguez of Children’s Hospital said that initial information shows the syndrome generally affects children between the ages of 5 and 15, though there have been some cases of children up to age 20 having the syndrome. He said that suggested the syndrome was a post-infectious or inflammatory response to the virus. Children typically have very high fevers for several days and typically experience body inflammation, particularly in the gastrointestinal system and sometimes in the coronary system. The syndrome has also disproportionately affected Hispanic/Latino and Black Americans – with about 70% of cases reported by the CDC occurring in those two groups. Most cases developed 2-4 weeks after a person was infected with SARS-CoV-2. Word of these two deaths comes as Colorado school districts consider the safest way to return students to classrooms in coming weeks.
- [https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/two-deaths-in-colorado-linked-to-mis-c-syndrome-in-children-tied-to-coronavirus](https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/two-deaths-in-colorado-linked-to-mis-c-syndrome-in-children-tied-to-coronavirus)
- Our last story today is about fishing here in Colorado. More Coloradans are fishing this year than ever. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued 90,000 more fishing licenses this year than in 2019. Officials say the uptick is largely a result of people feeling cooped up from stay at home restrictions and public health orders. Plus, fishing does lend itself to social-distancing guidelines quite easily. In addition to annual licenses, Colorado Parks and Wildlife also sells one-day passes and stamps that let you f...