More than 1,480,300 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 63,400 have been hospitalized as of Monday, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Click here for the latest update on the number of cases, the age, gender and location of presumptive positive, indeterminate and confirmed cases from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Below, we're updating this blog with the latest information regarding COVID-19 in Colorado.
Latest updates:
Thursday, June 16
Noon | Masks at Great Sand Dunes
As of today, masks are required indoors at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. This includes restrooms and the visitor center. Alamosa County is currenly at a high transmission level. Read more here.
Wednesday, June 15
Noon | COVID-19 levels in Larimer County
Larimer County is now at high-risk level for COVID-19, according to the CDC metrics. Officials are urging residents to get vaccinated and boosted.
“COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions are on the rise in Larimer County. Vaccination, testing, and treatment are important tools in the ongoing fight against COVID-19,” said Larimer County Public Health Director Tom Gonzales.
For more information about COVID-19 treatments and making a plan if you test positive, visit www.Larimer.gov/covidtreatment.
Tuesday, June 14
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,491,904 cases (+2,117)
63,596 hospitalized (+54)
64 counties (+0)
4,958,726 people tested (+1,719)
18,621,549 test encounters (+13,060)
12,640 deaths among cases (+8)
13,349 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
9,099 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 270 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 45 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 12.28%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Tuesday, 4,495,721 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,059,169 have been fully vaccinated.
10:29 a.m. | Nearly 50 more community testing sites shutting down by July 1, CDPHE says
Nearly 50 more COVID-19 community testing sites are shutting down across Colorado at the end of the month, even as more transmissible sublineages of the omicron variant continue to spread unchecked.
The state-run sites have a total capacity of 8,000 tests per day and can test up to 17,000 people per day should a surge occur, CDPHE said in a news release Tuesday. The state is approximately processing 2,200 tests per day, accordig to CDPHE Incident Commander Scott Bookman.
Here are the community testing sites closing on June 30:
- Antonito Town Hall - Antonito, Conejos County
- Ascension Catholic Church - Denver, Denver County
- Aurora Public Schools - Aurora, Arapahoe county
- Centaurus High School - Lafayette, Boulder County
- Centennial Mall - Craig, Moffat County
- Citadel Mall - Colorado Springs, El Paso County
- Clayton Early Learning - Denver, Denver County
- Colorado Mountain College - Breckenridge, Summit County
- Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Jefferson County
- Convenient Care Community Clinic - Alamosa, Alamosa County
- Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation - Cripple Creek, Teller County
- Crowley County Nursing Center - Ordway, Crowley County
- Custer County Public Health - Westcliffe, Custer County
- Estes Park Museum - Estes Park, Larimer County
- Fort Lewis College - Durango, La Plata County
- Garfield County Public Health - Glenwood Springs, Garfield County
- George Washington High School - Denver, Denver County
- Gilpin County Public Health - Blackhawk, Gilpin County
- Gunnison Valley Hospital - Gunnison, Gunnison County
- Health and Human Services Building - Rifle, Garfield County
- Holyoke Event Center - Holyoke, Phillips County
- Julesburg Hippodrome - Julesburg, Sedgwick County
- Kunsmiller Creative Arts - Denver, Denver County
- La Jara Town Hall - La jara, Conejos County
- Lincoln Street - Fort Morgan, Morgan County
- NCHD Morgan Community College - Fort Morgan, Logan County
- Nederland Community Center - Nederland, Boulder County
- NJC Yuma - Yuma, Yuma County
- Northeast Early College - Denver, Denver County
- Northeastern Junior College - Sterling, Logan County
- Pagosa Springs Medical Center - Pagosa, Archuleta County
- Park County Public Health - Bailey, Park County
- Pueblo County Fairgrounds - Pueblo, Pueblo County
- Rio Blanco Public Health - Meeker, Rio Blanco
- Rio Blanco County Human Services - Rangely, Rio Blanco
- Riverdale Regional Park - Brighton, Adams County
- Rocky Ford Public Safety Building, Rocky Ford, Otero County
- Routt County Justice Center - Steamboat Springs, Routt County
- SOAR Academy - Englewood, Arapahoe County
- Southeast Colorado Hospital - Springfield, Baca County
- Sykes - Sterling, Logan County
- Trinidad Community Center - Trinidad, Las Animas
- Tru-Vu Drive-In Theater - Delta, Delta County
- Walsenburg Train Depot- Walsenburg, Huerfano
- Washington County Fairgrounds - Akron, Washington County
- Weld County Southwest Service Center - Longmont, Weld County
- Westwood Unidos - Denver, Denver County
- Wiggins Community Church - Wiggins, Morgan County
Monday, June 13
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. A reminder that today's state data is an aggregate from the weekend as well as Monday's.
1,489,787 cases (+5,431)
63,542 hospitalized (+54)
64 counties (+0)
4,957,007 people tested (+5,444)
18,608,489 test encounters (+52,996)
12,632 deaths among cases (+7)
13,349 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
9,099 outbreaks (+30)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 270 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 45 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 12.53%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Monday, 4,494,886 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,058,540 have been fully vaccinated.
Click here for the COVID-19 live blog for June 6-June 12, 2022.
