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Colorado National Guard medical personnel suit up to perform coronavirus tests on motorists at a 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. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Colorado unemployment claims soar 737% amid virus shutdown
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.