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Too early to tell if a new COVID wave is starting in Colorado, state epidemiologist says
The percentage of COVID-19 tests coming back positive is trending up in Colorado, but it's not clear if that's a fluke or the start of a wave.
Colorado’s COVID cases tick up for first time since January, hospitalizations appear to be falling more slowly
Colorado's COVID-19 cases and the percentage of tests coming back positive both ticked up over the last week, though they remained near all-time lows.
COVID decline will continue as Colorado’s omicron immunity rises, report says — but many still will get sick in next month
About one in 19 Coloradans currently is contagious with COVID-19, but the state's modeling team expects infections to decrease rapidly through February as it becomes harder for the virus to...
Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations still trending up as state surpasses 1 million cases
Colorado surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, but the more pressing concern was that the number of people hospitalized with the virus reached levels last seen in...
Colorado’s COVID picture continues to improve, but omicron is here “and starting to proliferate”
Colorado is in a better position than some places because hospitalizations were falling. If delta was still increasing demand for hospital beds when omicron arrived and caused its own wave,...
One-quarter of Colorado’s 10,000 COVID deaths came after vaccines were widely available, Polis declared health emergency over
Colorado passed 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Dec. 14. More than 2,900 of those deaths have taken place since the start of July.
Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading at low levels in Boulder, wastewater data shows
The Boulder County resident who tested positive for the omicron variant of COVID-19 after traveling abroad likely isn't the only person in the community who has it, and the public...
Polis pushes monoclonal antibodies for Colorado’s high-risk COVID patients: “We need every bed we have”
Dr. Rachel Herlihy, Colorado's state epidemiologist, said that if half of the eligible people get monoclonal antibody treatment, about 2,600 fewer people would be hospitalized through the end of the...
Colorado hospitals move to highest level of statewide transfer plan for first time during pandemic
With beds filling, the Colorado Hospital Association moved Wednesday to the highest level of its plan to ease transfers between hospitals — a point not reached even during the worst...
Colorado sent me a text about a COVID-19 booster. Can I get one?
Last Friday, the state health department started sending out notifications to people who might be eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot -- but some found they didn't qualify when they...