A Colorado public well being company on Tuesday introduced a 3rd particular person has died from a COVID-19 outbreak at Nissan of Durango.

San Juan Basin Public Well being mentioned the variety of confirmed coronavirus instances linked to the dealership had grown to 12.

Along with the third demise, the company reported {that a} fourth particular person had died after contracting COVID-19. However that demise “doesn’t meet the Colorado Division of Public Well being and Setting’s (CDPHE) case definition to be added to the outbreak fatality listing,” the company wrote in a information launch Tuesday.

The Colorado Division of Public Well being and Setting confirmed 5 of the instances concerned the Delta variant of the coronavirus. The San Juan well being division reported two of the 12 instances as of Monday had been recognized as “breakthrough” infections of absolutely vaccinated individuals.

The San Juan company on July 9 had reported 10 “staff and contractors” had examined constructive within the outbreak, with one confirmed fatality, as of July 7. Tuesday’s information launch didn’t specify whether or not the extra infections concerned employees and contractors or additionally included prospects.

An inquiry by the company discovered proof that “the shortage of public well being precautions inside the office, particularly relating to unvaccinated employees, contributed to the elevated variety of instances,” Tuesday’s launch mentioned. Examples of these lacking precautions weren’t supplied.

In the course of the investigation, the company and Nissan of Durango “applied mitigation response plans for the enterprise, together with testing and make contact with tracing,” in line with the discharge. Everybody testing constructive for COVID-19 has been “placed on isolation,” whereas unvaccinated “shut contacts” are on quarantine.

Automotive Information left a message in search of remark on the dealership Tuesday.

Nissan of Durango proprietor Rob Celedonia instructed the Durango Herald newspaper in July that his dealership labored on a response plan with the company and took all advisable steps.

San Juan Basin Public Well being Govt Director Liane Jollon mentioned within the company’s launch Tuesday that “the latest COVID-19 fatalities are a tragic loss for our group and a reminder that the pandemic isn’t over.”

“We’re very grateful for the cooperation of Nissan of Durango in response to this outbreak and to each enterprise nonetheless working to maintain our communities secure,” Jollon mentioned. “We’re heartbroken to report the latest COVID-19 associated deaths. We urge everybody to get vaccinated as quickly as attainable and observe SJBPH’s public well being advisory by persevering with to put on masks in public indoor settings just like the grocery retailer and different companies.”