Arvada Coronavirus Update: 82 New Cases Confirmed

ARVADA, CO — Over the past two weeks, at least 82 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 Wednesday, there have been 575 cases on the Jeffco side of Arvada since the outbreak began, and at least 12 cases on the Adams County side, public health agencies confirmed.

The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in Arvada is 4.9, up from 4.39 last week, according to Jeffco Public Health.

Coronavirus cases in neighboring areas:

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, there have been 4,916 cases of the new coronavirus in Adams County, and 3,118 cases in Jefferson County.

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Jefferson County Public Health issued an emergency public health order Tuesday that requires all residents and visitors to wear a mask or face covering in public when social distancing guidelines can't be followed.

Over the past week, more than 4,000 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data.

While Colorado hospitals have not yet faced capacity issues, the state has seen a rise in the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations over the past week, Gov. Jared Polis announced in a news conference Tuesday.

"I don't want to follow the path of Texas, Arizona and Southern California," Polis said. "I want Colorado to continue to be a positive outlier."

"It's not the time to panic, or to feel anxious, it's the time to redouble our efforts," he said.

As of Wednesday, 38,155 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 413,187 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 5,950 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,601.