COVID-19-linked deaths near 2,000 in Colorado

Here’s a look at the current status of COVID-19 in Colorado, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). This report was updated around 4 PM on Tuesday, September 1.

People Tested: 714,501; Roughly 12.5 percent of the state’s 5.7M population

Cases: 53,878 confirmed, 3,897 probable = 57,775; 7.5 percent of people tested resulting in confirmed case

Total hospitalizations: 7,053; 13 percent of all confirmed cases

Deaths: 1,946 (1,598 directly related to COVID-19); 3 percent of all confirmed cases (directly related deaths)

Editor’s Note: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has now started to differentiate between those that died directly due to COVID-19 and those that died with COVID-19. Read more about that change here.

Current hospitalizations: 144 confirmed + 92 unconfirmed; 236 total

Outbreaks: 607

Found in: 63 of 64 counties

Medical Facilities anticipating staff shortages (within week): 5 percent

Medical Facilities anticipating PPE shortages (within week): 1 percent

Medical Facilities anticipating ICU bed shortages (within week): 1 percent

Critical care ventilators in use: 26 percent

See all official data here.

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