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Colorado Coronavirus Update: More Than 5,300 New Cases Reported

The state has seen a surge of coronavirus cases over the past several weeks, public health officials said.

Here's the latest breakdown of coronavirus cases in each Colorado county.
Here's the latest breakdown of coronavirus cases in each Colorado county. (Amber Fisher/Patch)

Over the past week, 5,385 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data.

At least 15 counties are at risk of shifting to tighter restrictions on the state's COVID-19 Dial.

The surge has been seen across Denver's metro region as many people understandably experience "COVID-19 fatigue," health officials said. Many of the new cases have been linked to private gatherings.

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"We're tired of the coronavirus, but the coronavirus isn't tired of us," Gov. Jared Polis continues to say during his bi-weekly news conferences.

As of Sunday, 78,461 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 1,017,219 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 7,893 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,998.

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Denver, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties could see a shift in the state's COVID-19 Dial if their numbers don't drop soon:

Image courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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


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Graph courtesy of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Data set posted Sunday.

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