More than 550,000 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 31,000 have been hospitalized as of Sunday, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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Below, we're updating this blog with the latest information regarding COVID-19 in Colorado.
Latest updates:
Sunday, July 11
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Sunday, with the change from Friday in parentheses:
562,763 cases (+362)
32,093 hospitalized (+29)
64 counties (+0)
3,205,282 people tested (+2,811)
9,194,716 test encounters (+13,367)
6,853 deaths among cases (+9)
7,070 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
5,529 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data showed 315 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.82%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Sunday, 3,276,560 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 3,004,531 people have been fully vaccinated.
Saturday, July 10
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Saturday, with the change from Friday in parentheses:
562,401 cases (+489)
32,064 hospitalized (+13)
64 counties (+0)
3,202,471 people tested (+4,014)
9,181,349 test encounters (+18,768)
6,844 deaths among cases (+7)
7,070 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
5,529 outbreaks (+3)
The latest hospital data showed 315 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 6 fewer than Friday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.82%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Saturday, 3,273,473 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 3,000,796 people have been fully vaccinated.
Friday, July 9
4:25 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
The state added 650 historical cases of COVID-19 to the data dashboard, which is in addition to Friday's 402 newly reported cases, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The historical cases come from manual reports submitted to CDPHE by providers and labs covering the results of 24,714 tests conducted between March 2020 and May 2021. Testing providers notified people with positive results, but CDPHE is adding them to the state’s case totals on the data dashboard Friday. The additional cases do not have affect any recent incidence metrics.
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Friday, with the change from Thursday in parentheses:
561,912 cases (+1,052, 650 historical cases and 402 new cases)
32,051 hospitalized (+39)
64 counties (+0)
3,198,457 people tested (+5,048)
9,162,581 test encounters (+23,511)
6,837 deaths among cases (+10)
7,070 deaths due to COVID-19 (+6)
5,526 outbreaks (+5)
The latest hospital data showed 321 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 29 fewer than Thursday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.70%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Friday, 3,268,495 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,994,370 people have been fully vaccinated.
11:51 a.m. | Colorado offering mobile and pop-up vaccine clinics from July 9 - 15
The state of Colorado and its partners are offering mobile and pop-up vaccination clinics across the state this coming week, including at the Colorado Black Arts Festival, Mary Jane Neal Community Cookout at the Pueblo City Park, and the return to Raíces Brewery for "Vaccination to Victory," where Raíces will be offering 10% off to anyone who gets a COVID-19 vaccine at the event.
For more information about dates and locations, click here.
Thursday, July 8
4:15 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Thursday, with the change from Wednesday in parentheses:
560,860 cases (+441)
32,012 hospitalized (+81)
64 counties (+0)
3,193,409 people tested (+3,328)
9,139,070 test encounters (+17,345)
6,827 deaths among cases (+3)
7,064 deaths due to COVID-19 (+8)
5,521 outbreaks (+6)
The latest hospital data showed 350 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 8 more than Wednesday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.80%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Thursday, 3,263,208 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,988,000 people have been fully vaccinated.
2:39 p.m. | Gov. Polis ends Colorado’s pandemic state of emergency
Governor Jared Polis ended the state’s pandemic state of emergency Thursday, more than 15 months after the arrival of the novel coronavirus to our state.
“Today I am ending the health emergency declaration in Colorado,” Polis said in a video announcement posted to the governor’s Twitter account. “That means getting Coloradans back to work sooner and allowing our state to recover faster by ending the health emergency, and focusing on recovery and vaccinations.”
Though Polis acknowledged “COVID-19 still here and will likely always be a part of our lives,” he said hospital capacity is no longer in jeopardy in our state and added the COVID-19 vaccine is widely available to those who want to get the shot.
To date, 70.32% of adult Coloradans have received at least one dose of the three currently available vaccines in the United States, according to a spokesperson with the governor’s office. Nearly 53% of all Coloradans are fully vaccinated.
Along with ending the state’s emergency health order Thursday, Polis also rescinded all previous executive orders issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic and signed a Recovery Executive Order that would focus the state’s efforts on economic recovery.
Polis advised Coloradans to remain vigilant against COVID-19 variants, and said the state is managing the response with local public health officials. Currently, about 71% of all cases of the coronavirus in the state can be attributed to the delta variant, a more virulent strain of the new virus which was first identified in India back in December of last year.
In his remarks, Polis continued to urge people who had not yet been vaccinated to get the vaccine, citing a statement from Dr. Fauci who reported last week that 99% of deaths from COVID-19 in June were among the unvaccinated.
12:09 p.m. | Statewide modeling report shows hospitalizations continue to decline, areas with higher vaccination rates have fewer cases
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Colorado School of Public Health released the most recent statewide modeling report showing the state’s SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is declining.
The report shows the effective reproduction number for the novel coronavirus statewide is below one at 0.77, indicating that infections are still occurring but at a decreasing transmission rate. Currently, 1 in 390 Coloradans are estimated to be infected.
There are large differences in estimated immunity and in vaccination uptake across the state, the report shows, with regions of the state with higher vaccination rates showing fewer COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
"The modeling team anticipates that regions of Colorado with low vaccination rates at present will be areas of concern in the months ahead," the report states, adding the team estimates that approximately 90% of cases in Colorado could be due to the highly infectious variant strain, which "poses the greatest risk to unvaccinated Coloradans."
The team also estimates 52% of the total population of Colorado is immune to the virus.
Wednesday, July 7
9:54 p.m. | Colorado to receive federal funding for COVID-19 testing in schools
Colorado will receive more than $173 million from the federal government for a school COVID-19 testing program, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment.
CDPHE said the state plans to provide testing supplies and contract staff who can help administer the testing program and report the results. Frequent testing opportunities to all interested Colorado schools will “help slow disease transmission, particularly among students too young to be vaccinated.”
This testing is in addition to the state’s PCR testing vendors, who have testing sites across the state.
CDPHE is in the process of developing updated school COVID-19 guidance with the help of the CDC, school districts, educators and education leaders from across the state.
“Our goal is to ensure testing is readily available to all students and educators to help ensure students can safely return to school in-person with minimal disruption,” CDPHE said in a statement. “Testing will be a critical component of our COVID-19 response in the fall, particularly with the spread of the Delta variant.”
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, with the change from Tuesday in parentheses:
560,419 cases (+498)
31,931 hospitalized (+74)
64 counties (+0)
3,190,081 people tested (+3,751)
9,121,725 test encounters (+11,866)
6,824 deaths among cases (+7)
7,056 deaths due to COVID-19 (+5)
5,515 outbreaks (+10)
The latest hospital data showed 342 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 12 more than Tuesday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.83%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Wednesday, 3,258,733 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,981,320 people have been fully vaccinated.
2:30 p.m. | Gov. Polis announces last $1 million COVID-19 vaccine lottery winner, last round of scholarship recipients
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced the last winner of the state’s COVID-19 Comeback Cash program on Wednesday.Heidi Russell, a mother of four, won the last $1 million drawing for getting at least one dose of three currently available vaccines in the U.S.
The woman moved to Colorado seven years ago and said she was able to get the vaccine in February.
“This prize will be so helpful in raising four kids,” said Russell. “When I told my daughter this yesterday, she said, ‘Yes, my college is paid for,’” she said during Wednesday’s news conference.
Polis also announced the last round of scholarship recipients for youths who’ve received at least one dose of the vaccine.
During the news conference, Polis said 42.8% of 12-15 year olds had received at least one dose of the vaccine as of Wednesday, and said the next goal for the state after it had met President Joe Biden’s goal to vaccinate 70% of adults with at least one dose of the vaccine before July 4 was to put more focus on vaccinating kids as young as 12.
“It will be a lot harder to get from 70(%) to 80 than it was to get from 0 to 70… but now is the time for Colorado to end the pandemic,” Polis said in his remarks.
So far, 200,000 young Coloradans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to an official present at the news conference.
You can view the full news conference in the video below.
Tuesday, July 6
4 p.m. | Colorado's positivity rate continues to slowly increase as hospitalizations dip for the first time since June 29
The latest coronavirus data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) shows the state's positivity rate continues to climb, with 2.70% of all tests performed coming up positive. However, the percentage is well below what is recommended to curb the spread of COVID-19.
559,921 cases (+217)
31,857 hospitalized (+19)
64 counties (+0)
3,186,330 people tested (+1,411)
9,109,859 test encounters (+3,926)
6,817 deaths among cases (+0)
7,051 deaths due to COVID-19 (+23)
5,505 outbreaks (+1)
The latest hospital data showed 330 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 6 fewer than Monday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.70%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Tuesday, 3,254,153 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,976,757 people have been fully vaccinated.
Monday, July 5
4 p.m. | Hospitalizations for confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 slowly increasing again
Hospitalizations for confirmed or suspected cases of the novel coronavirus have slowly increased since June 29, when there were 306 people hospitalized, according to the latest data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As of Monday, there were 336 people hospitalized for suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19.
559,704 cases (+170)
31,838 hospitalized (+13)
64 counties (+0)
3,184,919 people tested (+1,919)
9,105,933 test encounters (+5,383)
6,817 deaths among cases (+0)
7,028 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
5,504 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data showed 336 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 6 more than Sunday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.62%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Monday, 3,252,697 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,974,714 people have been fully vaccinated.
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