Colorado Coronavirus Update: 2,050 New Cases Reported

Over the past week, 2,050 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data.

As of Sunday, 61,324 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 780,305 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 7,227 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,889.

Colorado's positivity rate is down, which is likely due to fewer people getting tested, Gov. Jared Polis said in a news conference Friday. A test positivity rate describes the percentage of tests conducted in a particular area that return a positive result. For example, if 1,000 people in a Colorado county are tested for COVID-19 in a particular week and 10 of those people test positive, the county would have a positivity rate of 1 percent.

Compared to other states, Colorado has the 11th lowest COVID-19 rate in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Our state has 1,069 cases per 100,000 people.

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

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