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Colorado Stay-At-Home Order Update: Most Compliant Counties

Compliance update: Which Colorado counties are following the stay-at-home order? Researchers are tracking cell phone data anonymously.

Colorado health officials say the state is beginning to see a "leveling off" of the new coronavirus spread due to so many residents complying with the stay-at-home order. The order remains in effect until Sunday, and Denver's order is set to end April 30.

The data company SafeGraph has posted its latest report that shows the percent of people staying home in each state and county. Researchers used anonymous smartphone data to track who didn't leave their homes at all.

It will come as no surprise that the recent snowy weather has boosted compliance across the state. Over the past ten days, Colorado has been among the top 10 states for compliance in the U.S., the data show.

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The report has been created to help non-profits, governments and academics track the spread of COVID-19.

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According to statistics posted between April 1 and April 20, Broomfield, Gilpin and Douglas counties were consistently the top three for compliance.

Percent of people who stayed home Thursday:

Broomfield53.8 percent
Douglas53.4 percent
Gilpin52.7 percent
Arapahoe50.7 percent
Jefferson50.5 percent
Denver49.2 percent
Boulder49.9 percent
Larimer47.3 percent
Hinsdale47.2 percent
Adams47.2 percent
El Paso47 percent
Clear Creek46.8 percent
Elbert46.4 percent
Ouray45.1 percent
Weld44.8 percent

Percent of people who stayed home Thursday, state ranking:

New Jersey53.2 percent
New York52.1 percent
Maryland49.2 percent
District of Columbia48.5 percent
Massachusetts48.5 percent
Michigan48.1 percent
Pennsylvania47.3 percent
Colorado47 percent
California46.9 percent
Connecticut46.5 percent

Around 45 million smartphones were tracked in the report.

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