More than 553,000 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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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:
Sunday, June 27
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data from the CDPHE
556,775 cases (+233)
31,545 hospitalized (+32)
64 counties (+0)
3,162,231 people tested (+3,110)
9,009,816 test encounters (+13,308)
6,777 deaths among cases (+7)
6,971 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
5,492 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data showed 302 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 2 fewer than Saturday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.46%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Sunday, 3,218,337 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,927,793 people have been fully vaccinated.
Saturday, June 26
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data from the CDPHE
556,542 cases (+571)
31,513 hospitalized (+22)
64 counties (+0)
3,159,121 people tested (+3,409)
8,996,508 test encounters (+15,086)
6,770 deaths among cases (+4)
6,971 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
5,492 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data showed 304 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 22 fewer than Friday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.49%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Saturday, 3,213,224 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,914,329 people have been fully vaccinated.
Friday, June 25
11:40 p.m. | PrideFest, Country, mobile bus stops and late night options all available for vaccinations
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at community clinics at Denver PrideFest and Country Jam as well as at new mobile vaccine bus stops and late night options.
On Saturday, a clinic will be held at Country Jam from 2-8 p.m. located at 1065 Highway 6 and 50 Mack. A PrideFest clinic at Staenberg Loup Jewish Community Center will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
New mobile vaccine bus stops will also begin over the weekend.
Late night vaccinations will also be available at the Ball Arena Community Vaccination site on Monday and Tuesday from 1-9 p.m.
Coloradans can find vaccines near them here.
11:30 p.m. | Denver weekly COVID-19 update
The City and County of Denver is monitoring six confirmed cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, according to the Denver Public Health and Environment weekly status update.
A testing site and several vaccination sites are also closing soon. The Paco Sanchez Park testing site officially closed Friday due an increase in vaccination rates, lower positive infection rates and other testing site availability. Vaccination sites at Barnum Rec Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Rec Center, Swansea Rec Center and John F. Kennedy High School will all close next week.
Additional COVID-19 vaccination sites can be found here.
The City and County of Denver is also partnering with Boys & Girls Club for vaccine events starting June 29.
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 data from the CDPHE
555,971 cases (+402)
31,491 hospitalized (+60)
64 counties (+0)
3,155,712 people tested (+3,340)
8,981,422 test encounters (+15,495)
6,766 deaths among cases (+1)
6,971 deaths due to COVID-19 (+10)
5,492 outbreaks (+1)
The latest hospital data showed 326 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 11 fewer than Thursday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate was 2.45%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Thursday, 3,205,586 people had received at least one dose of the vaccine and 2,895,281 people have been fully vaccinated.
Thursday, June 24
5:45 p.m. | State health department, CDC travel to Mesa County as Delta variant takes hold in Colorado
Epidemiologists from the state and the CDC arrived in Grand Junction this week to investigate a growing number of outbreaks of the Delta variant at nursing homes in Mesa County – including some cases among fully vaccinated people.
Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist, said cases of the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), first identified in India in December of last year, have been rapidly increasing and are now estimated to “be greater than 50% of cases” in Colorado.
Herlihy said the state was turning to the CDC to investigate how and why the Delta variant is spreading in Western Colorado, causing outbreaks at nursing homes, high hospitalization rates, as well as “some vaccine breakthrough cases” – cases of reinfection among people who’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Studies indicate the Delta variant causes more severe disease, with roughly double the hospitalization rate of the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7) which was first identified in the United Kingdom, according to the CDPHE.
The CDPHE also said 90% of people admitted to the hospital with a confirmed case of COVID-19, but who may have gone to the hospital seeking treatment for the virus during the week of June 6-June 12, 2021, had not yet received a shot of the vaccine.
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers as of Thursday, with the changes from Wednesday in parentheses:
555,569 cases (+592)
31,431 hospitalized (+43)
64 counties (+0)
3,152,372 people tested (+3,266)
8,965,927 test encounters (+16,586)
6,765 deaths among cases (+11)
6,961 deaths due to COVID-19 (+5)
5,491 outbreaks (+6)
The latest hospital data showed 337 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 18 fewer than Wednesday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate is 2.44%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
Wednesday, June 23
11:30 p.m. | Dinosaur Ridge back open
Dinosaur Ridge, a popular fossil track site in Morrison, is back open with an increase in visitor turnout after operations halted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The natural attraction was hit by the restrictions from the coronavirus and building back a staff that had to be fully furloughed, some who they permanently lost.
Friends of Dinosaur Ridge, the nonprofit founded to oversee management at the site, says there were concerns that “the stark drop in revenue would derail fossil protection funding,” but there’s since been a 29% increase in visitors over June 2019.
“We are so pleased to be operating and serving more visitors than we did at this time before the pandemic. Our summer camps are filled with kids and our parking lot is overflowing again,” said Jeff Lamontagne, the natural landmark’s executive director.
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, with the change from Tuesday in parentheses:
554,977 cases (+504)
31,388 hospitalized (+85)
64 counties (+0)
3,149,106 people tested (+3,353)
8,949,341 test encounters (+14,716)
6,754 deaths among cases (+14)
6,956 deaths due to COVID-19 (+14)
5,485 outbreaks (+1)
The latest hospital data showed 355 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 18 more than Tuesday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate is 2.33%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Wednesday, 3,191,575 people had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,872,506 people have been fully immunized.
Tuesday, June 22
4 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, with the change from Monday in parentheses:
554,473 cases (+383)
31,303 hospitalized (+129)
64 counties (+0)
3,145,753 people tested (+2,832)
8,934,625 test encounters (+9,290)
6,740 deaths among cases (+4)
6,942 deaths due to COVID-19 (+24)
5,484 outbreaks (+3)
The latest hospital data showed 337 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 4 fewer than Monday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate is 2.24%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Tuesday, 3,185,424 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 2,863,627 people have been fully vaccinated.
Monday, June 21
6:30 p.m. | Latest COVID-19 numbers
Here are the latest coronavirus numbers for Colorado, as of 4 p.m. Monday, with the change from Sunday in parentheses:
554,090 cases (+222)
31,174 hospitalized (+3)
64 counties (+0)
3,142,921 people tested (+2,022)
8,925,335 test encounters (+5,497)
6,736 deaths among cases (+5)
6,918 deaths due to COVID-19 (+32)
5,481 outbreaks (+1)
The latest hospital data showed 341 beds in use by confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients, 23 fewer than Sunday. Colorado's seven-day average positivity rate is 2.30%. The state's goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Monday, 3,180,632 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 2,856,666 people have been fully vaccinated.
10:47 a.m. | CU Boulder will allow 100% sports capacity in the fall
The four main athletic facilities at the University of Colorado — Folsom Field, the CU Events Center, Prentup Field and the tennis complex on the South Campus — will be at full 100% capacity for events beginning with the new athletic year in August, according to athletic director Rick George.
Folsom is home to CU's football team, the CU Events Center to the men's and women's basketball and volleyball programs, and Prentup Field to the women's soccer team. When weather permits to play outside, the tennis team has its facility on the CU South Campus. The other campus facilities — Kittredge Field (lacrosse), CU's Indoor Practice Facility and Potts Field (track) — host games and events solely in the winter and spring.
"All of us, the student-athletes, coaches and staff are looking forward to welcoming back our fans to every one of our venues after playing before mostly empty seats last year," George said.
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