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Coronavirus in Colorado: COVID-19 updates for May 2-May 8, 2022

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Posted at 5:05 PM, May 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-06 18:37:20-04

More than 1,385,100 people in Colorado have tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 62,000 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, May 6

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

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

1,389,826 cases (+1,124)
62,155 hospitalized (+56)
64 counties (+0)
4,873,009 people tested (+1,945)
17,497,842 test encounters (+15,191)
12,487 deaths among cases (+6)
13,240 deaths due to COVID-19 (+2)
8,683 outbreaks (+14)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 110 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 7 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 6.29%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Friday, 4,470,526 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,036,723 have been fully vaccinated.

3 p.m. | FDA limits use of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has limited the authorized use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to certain people after evaluating reported cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia (TTS). TTS is a syndrome of rare and potentially life-threatening blood clots in combination with low levels of blood platelets that may develop about one to two weeks following administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may only be given to people aged 18 and older for whom other COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriate, and to people aged 18 years and older who choose to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and would otherwise remain unvaccinated against COVID-19.

As of May 5, 2022, Colorado providers have administered 317,087 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine since Johnson & Johnson received their EUA in Feb. 2021. That is 3.1% of the more than 10.3 million total doses of all COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the state.

Coloradans who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, should get a dose of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) two months or more after they first got vaccinated. If they got Johnson & Johnson for their first and second doses, they may then receive a third dose (second booster) of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) four months after their second dose.

2:04 p.m. | CDPHE adding COVID-19 vaccine clinics to Cinco de Mayo celebrations

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is adding several COVID-19 vaccine clinics to Cinco de Mayo festivities happening across the state.

Cinco De Mayo Denver - Civic Center Park parking lot (101 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80202)
Saturday, May 7, and  Sunday, May 8, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Appointments for Saturday can be scheduled here and for Sunday here.

Denver’s annual Cinco De Mayo festival is a fun, family-oriented event with special attractions, musical acts, folkloric dancers, mariachi bands, and some of the most delicious Mexican cuisine Colorado has to offer. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate culture and the Mile High City’s Latino population and welcomes hundreds of thousands of attendees each year.

40th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration (4th St. and Main St., Grand Junction, CO 81501)
Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled here.

The Latin Anglo Alliance invites you to come celebrate Cinco de Mayo and its 40th Anniversary downtown from 10 a.m. - 10 pm. with this year’s feature headliner Sangre Joven.

Buena Vino Fest (Railroad and Main, Buena Vista, CO 81211)
Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled here.

Join us at the Surf Hotel for the first annual Buena Vino Wine Festival. Enjoy small bites and live music from 3 to 7 pm. while raising funds for the Buena Vista Singletrack Coalition and the Buena Vista Riverpark. Tickets are available at the link above.

5 de Mayo Fest State Fair Grounds (1001 Beulah Ave., Pueblo, CO 81004)
Sunday, May 8, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Appointments can be scheduled here.

5 de Mayo Fest includes a rodeo and concert featuring Banda Los Sebastianes, Los Bisnietos, and Banda Zeta. Tickets are available at the link above.

Thursday, May 5

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

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

1,388,702 cases (+1,555)
62,099 hospitalized (+13)
64 counties (+0)
4,871,064 people tested (+1,977)
17,441,533 test encounters (+20,977)
12,481 deaths among cases (+18)
13,238 deaths due to COVID-19 (+2)
8,669 outbreaks (+12)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 110 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 7 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 6.12%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Thursday, 4,469,913 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,036,067 have been fully vaccinated.

Wednesday, May 4

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

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

1,387,147 cases (+919)
62,086 hospitalized (+25)
64 counties (+0)
4,869,087 people tested (+1,587)
17,482,651 test encounters (+20,141)
12,463 deaths among cases (+3)
13,236 deaths due to COVID-19 (+3)
8,657 outbreaks (+21)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 110 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 7 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 6.09%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

AAs of Thursday 4,469,230 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,035,323 have been fully vaccinated.

Tuesday, May 3

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

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

1,386,228 cases (+1,049)
62,061 hospitalized (+23)
64 counties (+0)
4,867,000 people tested (+1,692)
17,462,510 test encounters (+12,489)
12,460 deaths among cases (+307)
13,233 deaths due to COVID-19 (+10)
8,636 outbreaks (+2)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 103 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 15 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 6.33%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Tuesday, 4,468,602 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,034,736 have been fully vaccinated.

Monday, May 2

4 p.m. | Latest coronavirus data

Here's the latest COVID-19 data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. A reminder that today's state data is an aggregate from the weekend as well as Monday's.

1,385,179 cases (+2,155)
62,038 hospitalized (+32)
64 counties (+0)
4,865,808 people tested (+4,442)
17,429,044 test encounters (+35,284)
12,153 deaths among cases (+3)
13,223 deaths due to COVID-19 (+4)
8,634 outbreaks (+9)

The latest hospital data, which the state is now updating only on Wednesdays, shows 103 beds in use by patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, 15 more than a week ago. Colorado’s seven-day average positivity rate was 6.15%. The state’s goal is to remain below 5%.

As of Monday, 4,467,905 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine in Colorado and 4,034,181 have been fully vaccinated.

Click here for the COVID-19 live blog for April 2-8, 2022.