Colorado Coronavirus Update: More Than 6,800 New Cases Reported

Amber Fisher
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Over the past week, 6,841 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data. Around 33 percent of the state's critical care ventilators were in use as of Sunday.

"We've gotta get this number down, and if we continue this trend, our hospitals will be in jeopardy," Gov. Jared Polis said during a news conference Tuesday.

"We have to be able to get this under control by Thanksgiving and the holiday season."

As of Sunday, 85,302 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 1,080,158 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 8,227 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 2,042.

More than a dozen counties in the state are at risk of increased restrictions amid the recent spike. Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties could see a shift in the state's COVID-19 Dial if their numbers don't drop soon:

Image courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Image courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths in each county:

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Graph courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Data set posted Sunday.
Graph courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Data set posted Sunday.


This article originally appeared on the Across Colorado Patch