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7:07 p.m. — As grocery stores remain open during a stay-at-home order, a continued push to better protect their workers

Clergy, union presidents and nonprofit directors met with Gov. Jared Polis this week to urge his support in protecting grocery store workers.

Coloradans for the Common Good asked Polis to designate those workers as first responders in the COVID-19 health emergency.

“A healthy and strong foodservice workforce — at the store, the warehouse, the food processing centers — is critical to our getting through this crisis together,” said Marilyn Winokur, chair of Coloradans for the Common Good and member of B’nai Havurah, a Denver Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, said in a release.

Polis issued a letter to the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway stores, supporting the groups’ positions. Polis also assured union leaders that food workers were considered essential workers and qualified for priority childcare, including up to two weeks free childcare, and other protections afforded to first responders during this crisis.

In the stay-at-home order issued by Polis on Wednesday, grocery store and food processing employees were listed as essential workers.

— Alison Borden

6:58 p.m. — So wait, what can I do and what can I not do under this order?

We're breaking down the particulars of the governor's statewide order here. You can also peruse the stay at home order in full below.

— Alex Scoville

6:41 p.m. — Vape shops aren't too happy that they're not classified as essential services

Colorado vape shops are condemning new coronavirus stay at home orders from the state of Colorado on Wednesday, which followed one from Denver on Tuesday.

The orders from the state and the city of Denver ordered some businesses to close in order to limit people congregating and spreading coronavirus. But both allowed some to stay open if they were designated “critical" — including liquor stores and dispensaries.

A trade group complained that vape shops should be treated like pot dispensaries and liquor stores.

“If alcohol and recreational marijuana are essential services, we believe that responsible adult vaping consumption is an essential service too,” said Amanda Wheeler, vice president of the Rocky Mountain Smoke Free Alliance, in a statement.

Wheeler describes it as a health issue. She says many vape shop customers are former combustible cigarette smokers looking for a healthier alternative to smoking. If vape shops stay closed, former smokers may end up buying cigarettes from convenience stores, Wheeler said.

E-cigarettes aren't approved by the FDA as a quit aid. Research about whether e-cigarettes can help people stop using tobacco have had inconsistent results, according to the Mayo Clinic.

— John Daley

5:24 p.m. — Mesa Verde National Park to close

Margaret Matthews/AP Photo The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez, Colo.

Another Colorado National Park is closing its gates to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

Mesa Verde National Park in Cortez, known for its well-preserved cliff dwellings made by the Ancestral Pueblo people, will close to all park visitors at the end of the day Wednesday. The park did not have an estimated date for re-opening.

— Alex Scoville

4:39 p.m. — Polis announces a statewide stay at home order

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues a stay-at-home order for the state on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.

Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide “stay at home” order Wednesday, requiring the state’s 5.7 million residents to avoid unnecessary travel and mingling with others outside their households.

“Now is the time to stay at home,” Polis said.

Read the full story here.

4:18 p.m. — There are more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 in Colorado

State health officials reported 1,086 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colorado, an increase of 174 from the day before.

There have been 19 deaths due to COVID-19 in Colorado.

There are now 148 hospitalized cases, an increase of 64 from the previous report.

Colorado tested 363 people in the last day.