More than 1,320,600 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 60,200 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:
Friday, March 11
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,325,063 cases (+1,189)
60,217 hospitalized (+26)
64 counties (+0)
4,785,689 people tested (+1,944)
16,816,696 test encounters (+14,462)
11,839 deaths among cases (-1)
12,707 deaths due to COVID-19 (+6)
8,436 outbreaks (+4)
The latest hospital data show 254 beds in use by patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, 34 fewer than Thursday. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 3.07%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Friday, 4,429,596 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 3,972,126 have been fully vaccinated.
10:59 a.m. | Aurora schools to drop masks on buses
Beginning after spring break, Aurora Public Schools will no longer require students to wear masks on school buses.
A press release from the district on Thursday said the district hasn't seen a single outbreak since dropping masks and that the district continues to see declines in positivity rates.
Beginning on March 21 and in line with updated CDC guidance, the district will no longer require students to wear masks at bus stops or while on school buses.
The district's five-day isolation will still be required for individuals who test positive for COVID-19, and quarantines will continue to only be required when an outbreak is identified.
Thursday, March 10
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,323,874 cases (+1,232)
60,191 hospitalized (+37)
64 counties (+0)
4,783,745 people tested (+2,213)
16,802,234 test encounters (+19,179)
11,840 deaths among cases (+5)
12,701 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
8,432 outbreaks (+14)
The latest hospital data show 288 beds in use by patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, 1 fewer than Wednesday. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 3.12%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
AsAs of Friday4,428,533 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 3,970,997 have been fully vaccinated.
1:45 p.m. | CDPHE to add hospitalization information to 775 previously reported cases
State health officials say they will add hospitalization information for 775 previously reported COVID-19 cases to the state's COVID-19 data dashboard.
"These hospitalizations cover a date range from March 2020 to January 2022. CDPHE confirmed these hospitalizations after undertaking a process to improve the accuracy of hospitalization data transmitted between databases," officials said in a news release Thursday.
Department officials said this new information will not affect most information the data dashboard, but will affect the state's cumulative hospitalization count and the vaccine breakthrough counts and rates of hospitalization.
Wednesday, March 9
4:02 p.m. | Ball Arena, Paramount Theatre to lift COVID-19 protocols starting March 12
Sports fans and music aficionados will soon be able to leave their COVID-19 vaccine cards and masks at home if attending events at Ball Arena and the Paramount Theatre.
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) officials announced Wednesday they would be lifting all COVID-19 safety protocols for both venues starting this Saturday, March 12.
That means anyone going to see the Nuggets, the Avs, the Colorado Mammoth or any other entertainment shows won’t be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before getting in the door. Mask wearing will also no longer be required.
The safety protocols, which have been in place since Nov. 10, 2021, will remain in effect for events at both venues this Thursday and Friday, and for the Billie Eilish concert at Ball Arena on March 19.
Officials said they will continue to honor event-specific COVID-19 protocols as requested by an artist or performer, so make sure you check what the protocols will be for a specific event before you head out the door.
KSE officials said in a news release they will continue to work with local and state health officials on COVID-19 and other public health matters, but stopped short of saying whether these protocols could return to both venues if the trajectory of the pandemic changes in the coming months.
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,322,642 cases (+1,140)
60,154 hospitalized (+52)
64 counties (+0)
4,781,532 people tested (+1,880)
16,783,055 test encounters (+15,454)
11,835 deaths among cases (+6)
12,701 deaths due to COVID-19 (+48)
8,418 outbreaks (+11)
The latest hospital data show 289 beds in use by patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, 1 fewer than Tuesday. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 3.04%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
AAs of Thursday 4,426,348 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 3,968,733 have been fully vaccinated.
Tuesday, March 8
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Hospitalizations for confirmed cases of COVID-19 have officially dropped below pre-delta levels, with the number of people hospitalized for the disease reaching numbers not seen since early October 2020. Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,321,502 cases (+858)
60,102 hospitalized (-117)
64 counties (+0)
4,779,652 people tested (+1,805)
16,767,601 test encounters (+10,935)
11,829 deaths among cases (+3)
12,653 deaths due to COVID-19 (+12)
8,407 outbreaks (+3)
The latest hospital data show 290 beds in use by patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, 15 fewer than Monday. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 3.16%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Wednesdayay, 4,426,348 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 3,968,733 have been fully vaccinated.
Monday, March 7
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.
1,320,644 cases (+3,197)
60,219 hospitalized (+65)
64 counties (+0)
4,777,847 people tested (+5,232)
16,756,666 test encounters (+41,937)
11,826 deaths among cases (+16)
12,641deaths due to COVID-19 (+62)
8,404 outbreaks (+7)
The latest hospital data show 305 beds in use by patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19, 10 fewer than Sunday. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 3.11%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Tuesdayy, 4,425,063 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 3,967,546 have been fully vaccinated.
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