Denver orders closure of facility that handles all mail for Colorado and Wyoming

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DENVER — The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) has ordered the closure of a mail facility that handles all mail for Colorado and Wyoming.

The public health order was issued on Thursday to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Processing and Distributing Center at 7550 E. 53rd Place in Denver, following an investigation the day prior.

The state of Colorado has confirmed five employees have tested positive for COVID-19 at the facility that employs 1,800.

DDPHE issued the closure order even though investigators were unable to see inside the distribution facility. The order states:

"Minimal observations were made during the site visit conducted 5/20/2020 at 12:30 p.m. due to the refusal of information and access to the facility. The area the investigators were able to make observations from was a small public-facing space in comparison to the entire distribution warehouse buildings. In the general public post station with three employees assisting customers with proper face coverings and plastic curtains separating each employee check-out station."