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The latest data about COVID-19 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment avoids worst-case scenarios. More than two weeks after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened masking and physical distancing recommendations related to the novel coronavirus, most of the numbers related to cases, hospitalizations and the like are holding steady or have declined modestly. But the news related to vaccinations doesnt deserve any celebrations, at least so far. Over...

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

COVID-19 data in most categories is still worsening.

Despite the optimism expressed by Governor Jared Polis during a May 11 news conference, the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is not worth cheering. Progress has been made on several fronts, but its small and incremental — while the numbers related to case counts, hospitalizations and more remain far higher than most experts had hoped to see, given the significant portion of residents whove either started or completed a vaccination regimen. He...

On May 2, Governor Jared Polis extended Colorados mask order but added a new section allowing individuals to skip wearing facial covering indoors under specific circumstances, loosening up some restrictions. But the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, updated that same day, continues to be varying shades of lousy, paced by some of the worst hospitalization news in three months. Here are the most recent statewide figures from the CDPHE, refreshed ...

3,221 variants of concern (up 1,170 from April 18) 108 variants under investigation (46 from April 18) 27,373 hospitalized (up 537 from April 18) 64 counties (unchanged from April 18) 6,251 deaths among cases (up 52 from April 18) 6,384 deaths due to COVID-19 (up 54 from April 18) 4,784 outbreaks (up 164 from April 18) Four major takeaways: • The 11,953 case rise on April 25 is up from 11,611 on April 18 — a small jump at a time when some of the hardest-hit states are finally seeing ...

490,289 cases (up 11,611 from April 11) 2,051 variants of concern (up 435 from April 11) 62 variants under investigation (up 31 from April 11) 26,836 hospitalized (up 562 from April 11) 64 counties (unchanged from April 11) 6,199 deaths among cases (up 42 from April 11) 6,330 deaths due to COVID-19 (up 34 from April 11) 4,620 outbreaks (up 154 from April 11) Four major takeaways: • On April 11, new Colorado cases of COVID-19 exceeded 10,000 over a seven-day span for the first time sinc...

1,616 variants of concern (up 348 from April 4) 31 variants under investigation (unchanged from April 4) 26,274 hospitalizations (up 508 from April 4) 64 counties (unchanged from April 4) 6,157 deaths among cases  (up 31 from April 4) 6,296 deaths due to COVID-19 (up 43 from April 4) 4,466 outbreaks (up 138 from April 4) Four major takeaways: • The number of new COVID-19 cases hit the quintuple-digit mark over the past seven days, going from 9,567 on April 4 to 10,557 a week later —...

1,268 variants of concern (up 481 from March 28) 31 variants under investigation (up 11 from March 28) 25,766 hospitalized (up 415 from March 28) 64 counties (unchanged from March 28) 6,126 deaths among cases (up 34 from March 28) 6,253 deaths due to COVID-19 (up 57 from March 28) 4,328 outbreaks (up 93 from March 28) Four major takeaways: • The number of new COVID-19 cases has been climbing of late; the 7,924 gain from March 21 to March 28 was 1,262 more than the 6.662 hike over the ...

Hospitalizations because of the novel coronavirus have remained fairly steady in Colorado over the past seven days, and overall positive cases are down during the same period, though theyve been rising in recent days and could increase even more once people are able to dig out from the major snowstorm that hit the area and get tested. Moreover, both COVID-19 variants of concern and variants under investigation took substantial leaps, even as authorities are grappling with the appearance of new ...