A Denver Police Department officer wears a surgical mask while directing traffic at a coronavirus drive-thru testing site outside the Denver Coliseum Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Denver. Officials planned to administer 150 tests but the line of vehicles wrapped around three city blocks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 7:49 p.m.
Colorado unemployment claims soar 737% amid virus shutdown
Colorado had more than 19,000 unemployment claims last week, a 737% increase from the previous week, as businesses laid off workers amid the widespread economic shutdown because of the coronavirus, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday.