More than 1,600,600 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 68,000 have been hospitalized as of Wednesday, 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, Sept. 9
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,639,422 cases (+879)
68,282 hospitalized (+54)
64 counties (+0)
5,089,254 people tested (+1,278)
19,984,063 test encounters (+12,289)
13,192 deaths among cases (+15)
13,920 deaths due to COVID-19 (+6)
9,693 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 187 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 8 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 5.20%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Friday, 4,581,865 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,122,905 have been fully vaccinated.
For the week ending Sept. 9, Colorado reported a total of 4,730 cases of the novel coronavirus, a decrease of 2,955 cases (-38.45%) from last week. The state's positivity went down by 0.69% from last Friday.
Thursday, Sept. 8
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,638,543 cases (+940)
68,228 hospitalized (+37)
64 counties (+0)
5,087,976 people tested (+1,342)
19,971,774 test encounters (+22,330)
13,192 deaths among cases (+0)
13,914 deaths due to COVID-19 (+2)
9,693 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 187 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 8 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 5.30%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Thursday, 4,580,950 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,122,045 have been fully vaccinated.
Wednesday, Sept. 7
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,637,603 cases (+946)
68,191 hospitalized (+128)
64 counties (+0)
5,086,634 people tested (+1,164)
19,949,444 test encounters (+12,571)
13,192 deaths among cases (+10)
13,912 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
9,693 outbreaks (+32)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 187 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 8 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 5.53%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Wednesday, 4,580,168 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,121,079 have been fully vaccinated.
12 p.m. | Colorado to temporarily reopen mass vaccination sites for administration of BA.4/5 boosters
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is temporarily reopening mass vaccination sites as the state starts receiving its first shipments of the COVID-19 BA.4/BA.5 bivalent booster, according to Gov. Jared Polis.
The governor told our partners at The Denver Post several sites are reopening during the booster campaign, including:
- Ball Arena in Denver, opened Wednesday.
The site will be open seven days a week, with varying hours.
- Mesa County Community Services Building in Grand Junction, opened Wednesday.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays.
- Pueblo Mall, opening Friday.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
- Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs, opening Friday.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
- Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, opening Friday.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.
- La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango, opening Monday.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
- Southwest Weld County Services Complex in Longmont, opening Monday.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays; noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
- Summit County Public Health in Frisco, opening Monday.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
- Water World in Federal Heights, opening Sept. 14.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
- Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, opening Sept. 15.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
Before heading out the door, make sure you call ahead to confirm if hours and dates remain unchanged.
Tuesday, Sept. 6
4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data
Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
1,636,657 cases (+310)
68,063 hospitalized (+5)
64 counties (+0)
5,085,470 people tested (+539)
19,936,873 test encounters (+2,639)
13,182 deaths among cases (+0)
13,912 deaths due to COVID-19 (+11)
9,661 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 195 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 52 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 5.66%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Tuesday, 4,578,672 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,119,563 have been fully vaccinated.
Monday, Sept. 5
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 data includes numbers from the weekend as well as Monday.
1,636,347 cases (+1,655)
68,058 hospitalized (+18)
64 counties (+0)
5,084,931 people tested (+3,237)
19,934,234 test encounters (+34,986)
13,182 deaths among cases (+5)
13,901 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
9,661 outbreaks (+0)
The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 195 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 52 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 5.81%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.
As of Monday, 4,578,496 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,119,326 have been fully vaccinated.
9 a.m. | COVID-19 outlook as we start the week
For the week ending Sept. 2, Colorado reported a total of 7,685 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 1,086 (16.45%) cases from last week. The state's positivity went down by 0.61% from a week ago on Friday.
Click here for the COVID-19 live blog for Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2022.
