Arvada Coronavirus Update: 71 New Cases Confirmed

ARVADA, CO — Over the past two weeks, at least 71 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Arvada, according to the latest public health data. The city has seen an uptick in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Tuesday, there have been 515 cases on the Jeffco side of Arvada since the outbreak began, and 12 cases on the Adams County side, public health agencies confirmed.

The latest case counts also show an uptick in the number of confirmed cases in both counties.

The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in Arvada is 4.39, up from 4.05 last week, according to Jeffco Public Health.

Coronavirus cases in neighboring areas:

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, there have been 4,478 cases of the new coronavirus in Adams County, and 2,842 cases in Jefferson County.

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The Tri-County Health Department's top officials voted Wednesday to authorize the department's executive director to implement a mandatory face covering order; however municipalities will be able to opt out of the order.

Under the new statewide Safer at Home: New Guidelines phase, counties that have seen a downward trend of cases and that prove they have a solid plan for combating the virus can apply to expand some services.

Jeffco health officials appeared hopeful that some outdoor events could be hosted under public health guidelines, and worked with the Bandimere Speedway to allow the Jet Car Nationals to be held Saturday; however, event organizers failed to limit and manage the crowd size and implement social distancing requirements, the public health agency said.

The county is monitoring the spread of the coronavirus to determine whether other outdoor events can be held safely.

"We want our businesses, who are pillars in our community, to be able to safely operate," said Mark Johnson, Jeffco Public Health's executive director. "At the same time, we are dealing with the most significant public health crisis of our lifetime, and cases of the virus are already starting to increase again in Jeffco.

"We are proud that the large majority of our local businesses are working diligently to keep themselves and others safe. However, when one business does not, it compromises the health and economy of our entire community."

Safer at Home: New Guidelines phase

• Indoor events (conferences, receptions, museums) can begin to open
• Outdoor events (concerts, fairs rodeos, receptions) can also begin to open
• Residential overnight summer camps will be able to open with 10 kids together indoors and 25 kids outdoors
• Personal services will be able to expand to include things such as facials, beard trimming, lip waxing, etc.
• Non-critical manufacturing facilities can expand their in-person workforce

Denver, Arapahoe and Weld counties consistently have the highest overall number of cases in the state; however, Logan, Morgan and Saguache counties have had the highest case rates per 100,000 people.

Over the past week, 1,153 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data. As of Tuesday, 34,664 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 362,145 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 5,741 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll among people who tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 1,696.