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Coronavirus in Colorado: COVID-19 updates for July 25-July 31, 2022

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Posted at 10:15 AM, Jul 26, 2022
and last updated 2022-07-29 18:23:11-04

More than 1,588,500 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 66,300 have been hospitalized as of Monday, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Click here for the latest update on the number of cases, the age, gender and location of presumptive positive, indeterminate and confirmed cases from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Below, we're updating this blog with the latest information regarding COVID-19 in Colorado.


Latest updates:

Friday, July 29

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

1,596,242 cases (+1,664)
66,688 hospitalized (+82)
64 counties (+0)
5,034,605 people tested (+1,321)
19,386,625 test encounters (+12,625)
12,986 deaths among cases (+18)
13,540 deaths due to COVID-19 (+0)
9,497 outbreaks (+7)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 313 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 9 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 10.16%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Friday, 4,549,690 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,087,399 have been fully vaccinated.

Thursday, July 28

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

1,594,578 cases (+1,804)
66,606 hospitalized (+202)
64 counties (+0)
5,033,284 people tested (+1,605)
19,374,000 test encounters (+19,694)
12,968 deaths among cases (+8)
13,540 deaths due to COVID-19 (+11)
9,490 outbreaks (+16)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 313 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 9 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 10.48%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Thursday, 4,547,797 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,085,706 have been fully vaccinated.

Wednesday, July 27

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

1,592,774 cases (+1,645)
66,404 hospitalized (+29)
64 counties (+0)
5,031,679 people tested (+1,404)
19,354,306 test encounters (+15,409)
12,960 deaths among cases (+10)
13,529 deaths due to COVID-19 (+10)
9,474 outbreaks (+20)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 313 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 9 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 10.64%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Wednesday, 4,545,727 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,083,730 have been fully vaccinated.

7:30 a.m. | CU cancels theater performances due to high COVID-19 transmission among university's theater company

Several performances of Coriolanus and All's Well That Ends Well are being canceled due to "elevated COVID transmission within the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's University Theatre (indoor) company:

  • Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. – Coriolanus
  • Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m. – Coriolanus
  • Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. – All’s Well That Ends Well
  • Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. – All’s Well That Ends Well

All performances in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre including The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Book of Will and The Alchemist will continue as previously planned. All performances taking place after the ones listed above are planned to continue as scheduled

"Keeping our patrons and our company safe is our top priority. Regular testing and, when needed, pausing performances are part of the plan to keep our company members safe this year," theater company officials said in a statement Wednesday. "We know this is disappointing, and apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation will cause Colorado Shakespeare Festival patrons."

The theater company has placed all purchasers' ticket purchase on their account as credit. Patrons have may use this credit toward any other CSF or CU Presents performance this season, including any remaining performances of their canceled show.

Patrons may use this credit by visiting cupresents.org and logging in with the email address connected to their purchase or by contacting the box office at 303-492-8008.

Tuesday, July 26

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Today's data includes numbers from the weekend as well as Monday.

1,591,129 cases (+5,197)
66,375 hospitalized (+98)
64 counties (+0)
5,030,275 people tested (+5,443)
19,338,897 test encounters (+51,810)
12,950 deaths among cases (+12)
13,519 deaths due to COVID-19 (+211)
9,454 outbreaks (+15)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 304 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 20 fewer than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 10.51%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Tuesday, 4,544,696 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,082,852 have been fully vaccinated.

Monday, July 25

5:23 p.m. | CDPHE recommends revaccination for people who got vaccinated at Bloom Healthcare

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) officials are recommending that 585 people who got vaccinated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by Denver-based Bloom Healthcare between Sept. 2021 and May 2022 get revaccinated because they administered vaccines past their beyond-use date.

"Bloom Healthcare self-reported this vaccine handling and administration error to CDPHE and is contacting those affected and for whom contact information is available via phone and email," officials said in a statement Monday afternoon.

CDPHE temporarily paused Bloom Healthcare from administering and reordering COVID-19 vaccine but recently reauthorized their approval so they can coordinate repeat doses for those who need to be revaccinated. The majority of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered by Bloom Healthcare are not affected.

CDPHE is working closely with Bloom Healthcare to ensure every effort is made to contact the people affected. CDPHE is also requiring Bloom to complete a COVID-19 vaccine compliance improvement plan to ensure similar administration errors do not occur again.

Vaccines administered past their beyond-use date may be ineffective, and CDC and CDPHE believe revaccination is appropriate. There are no negative side effects associated with receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine past its beyond-use date. The only risk is that it may not offer protection from COVID-19 the way a valid dose does, and the efficacy of the doses administered cannot be confirmed, CDPHE officials said.

4 p.m. | No COVID-19 data available Monday due to system issue

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment experienced an Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) delay over the weekend and will post case and testing information from July 23 and 24 on the data dashboard as part of the regular daily 4 p.m. data update tomorrow, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, CDPHE officials said Monday.

CDPHE resolved this issue today, Monday, July 25, 2022.

Click here for the COVID-19 live blog for July 18-July 24, 2022.