Over 587,600 Coloradans have enabled COVID-19 exposure notifications

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has launched its statewide COVID-19 exposure notification system, in partnership with Google and Apple. Coloradans received a notice on their Android and Apple phones with instructions about how to opt-in.  

Since launching, 587,615 Coloradans have enabled the app to alert any exposure, which accounts for more than 10% of smartphone users in Colorado.

“We must regain lost ground against this deadly virus, and we need every tool at our disposal to protect ourselves, our families, our communities, and our small businesses,” said Governor Polis.

Polis adds, “It’s important for Coloradans to enable CO Exposure Notifications on your iPhone or Android to help save lives, to contain this deadly disease, protect your loved ones, and to use every technological advantage we have against the virus.”

When users enable the service, their smartphones share anonymous tokens with other users through the phones’ Bluetooth technology.

If another user tests positive for COVID-19 within a 14-day period and chooses to upload their results, users at risk of infection will receive an alert of potential exposure.

Tokens are not associated with any phone number, name, location or IP address and they change every 15 minutes to add an extra layer of anonymity.

Learn more about CO Exposure Notifications at addyourphone.com.