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Colorado health officials claimed drunk man died of coronavirus when his blood-alcohol content was seven times the legal limitMontezuma County Coroner George Deavers found that Sebastian Yellow, 35, who tested positive for COVID-19, had died of acute alcohol poisoningDeavers' investigation determined Yellow's blood alcohol content was .55, which is about seven times the legal limitThe…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Colorado has made a stunning and significant change to the way it counts COVID-19 deaths that reduced the statewide figure from more than 1,000 to 878, according to a report.The change came after Colorado’s Department of Public Health admitted that its COVID-19…

After a state representative and a rural county coroner raised questions about the way Colorado is reporting COVID-19 deaths, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment said today it has changed its practices. The difference? As of Friday, Colorado now has 878 death certificates showing the death was due to COVID-19. But the state has…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A Colorado man who died of alcohol poisoning had his death classified as due to the coronavirus, possibly shedding light on a skewed virus death toll in the state, according to a report on Thursday.Sebastian Yellow, 35, was found dead by police on…

Leadership in Southwestern Colorado's Montezuma County is angered by a decision to list a death of a 35-year old as related to COVID-19. DENVER — The coroner of Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado couldn’t believe it when the state’s health department concluded a May 4 death in his county was the result of COVID-19. “I…