CDPHE officials are concerned about a steep rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, and what it could mean for the state's hospitals in the coming weeks.
COLORADO, USA — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provided an update Wednesday on COVID-19 as the state's positivity levels and hospitalization rates continue to be a concern.
Colorado’s positivity rate has more than doubled in recent weeks and continues to increase day-over-day, CDPHE said. The state has also routinely seen more than 2,000 new cases per day, the most since the beginning of the pandemic in March.
“Right now we think about 9% of Coloradans have been infected with COVID-19," State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said during a COVID-19 briefing Wednesday morning. "That means the vast majority of people in our state are really still at risk."
Herlihy also warned about a steep rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, and what it could mean for local hospitals in the coming weeks. She called on Coloradans to get a flu shot in an effort to ease the burden on hospitals.
“One thing that the public can do to ensure hospital capacity isn’t overrun is to get a flu shot,” Herlihy said. “That’ll help prevent flu-related hospitalizations, allowing hospitals to conserve resources.”
As of Tuesday, there are 814 patients currently hospitalized in Colorado, and the seven-day, moving average positivity rate increased to 8.92%, according to CDPHE.
Positivity is the number of tests that come back with a COVID-19 result. Above 10% could be an indicator that not enough testing is being done and that only people likely to have COVID are getting tested. The World Health Organization (WHO) in May 2020 recommended that the positivity rate should be even lower, 5%, to contain the virus.
Colorado is almost at the same levels of hospitalizations as in the spring, Herlihy said, and with current transmission rates, she estimates Colorado will exceed those levels in the next few days.
Herlihy encouraged Coloradans to take actions as they did in the spring to help flatten the curve, like frequent hand-washing, wearing a mask, keeping at least 6-feet of social distancing and reducing interactions with individuals outside of your household.
CPHE said testing remains a key strategy in controlling the virus and encouraged anyone with symptoms or who has been exposed to the virus to get tested at one of the more than 50 community testing sites around the state.
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