NEW: @GovofCO Polis says Colorado has passed 300 deaths from COVID-19 (304). I'll thread details his briefing here. #9NEWS #covid19colorado

Polis says Colorado will now be reporting racial data on cases. He says they have the data on 75% of cases. Journalists have been asking for this information.

NEW: @GovofCO Polis says the state will soon report hospital discharges. Journalists have been requesting this information daily. Currently, only cumulative hospitalization numbers are available. This will be the closest to recovery data we have. #9NEWS #covid19colorado

NEW: @GovofCO Polis says JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley will be closing "for a period of time" for cleaning. The union for workers said last week that two men had died, dozens of workers had COVID-19, and demanded that the plant close. #9NEWS #covid19colorado

Polis says they are developing a plan to reopen the JBS plant as soon as possible, with National Guard logistical support for worker testing.

Polis says the state is creating a contest for kids to design face masks with their families to take the fear out of the process. (Or, as parents trying to work from home while teaching their kids will refer to it, another unfunded mandate.)

Margaret Hunt, head of Colorado Creative Industries, the arts arm of the state's economic development office, says artists will review kids' mask designs and select a few to feature on the state's website. SO NO PRESSURE, PARENTS.

Anonymous people online are 74% more likely to not understand racial disparities in health outcomes. https://twitter.com/TheCarston/status/1249768488970776578

Gov Polis says sunny weather Saturday made him nervous and called the snowy weather a "blessing" because it will encourage people to stay at home.

Fact check: Polis led with new numbers, new reporting on hospital discharges, reporting of racial data, JBS plant closure. https://twitter.com/ldWesty/status/1249769793428676609

Polis is discussing outbreaks within long-term care facilities. Boilerplate language about reducing the spread of infection. Didn't hear anything new on that issue.

Polis, asked by @ByJohnFrank when he saw nursing home data and what he's done about the outbreaks there, points to state mandates on limiting visitation.

Polis, pressed on whether JBS meat plant will close for days or weeks, says the plant will be closed as long as it needs to in order to ensure worker safety. Says he doesn't have personal knowledge of wrongdoing by JBS management in how the plant was being operated.

My man @troycoverdale drops some knowledge for all those in Denver afraid that JBS closing means that we won't be able to smell cold weather coming. https://twitter.com/troycoverdale/status/1249770967414345728

It's John's question and John did not get an answer. https://twitter.com/ByJohnFrank/status/1249772050245251074

Polis is now getting a series of questions about continued outbreaks in nursing homes and offering few specifics about what's being done, other than offering generalities and pointing to actions he took weeks ago.