Arvada Coronavirus Update: Total Cases Surpass 1,100

ARVADA, CO — More than 1,100 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Arvada since the outbreak began in Colorado.

Over the past two weeks, 116 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Arvada, according to the latest public health data. Since Sept. 1, the city has seen an uptick in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Monday, there were 1,171 cases on the Jeffco side of Arvada since the outbreak began, and 34 cases on the Adams County side, public health agencies confirmed.

The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in Arvada is 9.98, up from 8.98 a week ago, according to Jeffco Public Health.

Jeffco Public Schools has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that tracks cases in each school. There have been 72 cases in the district since Aug. 31, and over the past week, 12 new cases have been reported, the dashboard shows.

Coronavirus cases in neighboring areas:

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, there have been 9,900 cases of the coronavirus in Adams County, and 6,095 cases in Jefferson County.

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Colorado public health officials have established a coronavirus dial for each county that shows different levels of 'openness.' Jefferson County is under the Safer at Home Level 2. To enter the 'Protect Our Neighbors phase, Jeffco needs to contain surges in cases and outbreaks through testing, case investigation, contact tracing, isolation, quarantine, site-specific closures and enforcement of public health orders:

• Sufficient hospital bed capacity
• Sufficient personal protective equipment supply
• Stable or declining COVID-19 hospitalizations
• Sufficient testing capacity
• Fewer new cases
• Ability to implement case investigation and contact tracing protocol
• Documented surge-capacity plan for case investigation and contact tracing
• Documented strategies to offer testing to close contacts

Over the past week, 4,047 new cases have been reported in Colorado. The state has seen a spike in cases over the past month, which have been linked to colleges.

As of Monday, 73,537 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Colorado among 957,533 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 7,693 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,968 after 23 people died over the past week.