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 a rise of nearly 10 percent. The last time the figures exceeded 10,0000 over that span was the week ending January 24. • Hospitalizations on a percentage basis increased even more. The 508 new admissions listed on April 11 represent a more than 20 percent jump from the 415 on April 4.
In an unexpected twist, weather was among the major topics in Governor Jared Polis s February 12 press conference updating the public on Colorado s response to COVID-19. With extreme cold expected to envelop most of the state over the extended Presidents Day weekend, many testing sites are curtailing some or all of their activities (see the complete list below), and there are concerns that many of the people scheduled to be inoculated will skip their appointments because of the bitter temperatures.
Polis s message for those unable to get tested: If you have symptoms, assume you re infected and quarantine just as you would after a positive diagnosis until you can confirm or disprove their suspicions. As for those slated for vaccinations scheduled, since blizzard conditions are unlikely, try to keep the appointments. It s very important that we don t let Mother Nature slow our progress against the pandemic, he said. We in Colorado aren t afraid of a little bit of cold.
19,985 hospitalized (up 1,272 from January 4) 64 counties (unchanged from January 4) 5,208 deaths among cases (up 274 from January 4) 4,107 deaths due to COVID-19 (up 200 from January 4) 3,179 outbreaks (up 126 from January 4)
Four major takeaways:
• The pace of cases has definitely quickened. The increase of 19,898 easily exceeded the average weekly bump of 17,686 between December 13 and January 4. • Hospitalizations are up, too. The average count over the three-week period between December 13 and January 4 was 862 about two-thirds of the current 1,272. • Deaths among COVID cases and directly attributable to the disease are both down from an average of 325 from December 13 to January 4 to 274 for the former on January 10, and from 298 to 200 for deaths attributed to COVID on January 10. But because fatalities are a lagging statistic, these figures could jump: The current death toll averaged just under 29 per day this past week.