Coronavirus Update In Arvada: More Than 580 Cases Confirmed

ARVADA, CO — As of Thursday, there have been 581 cases of the new coronavirus on the Jefferson County side of Arvada since the outbreak began. Unfortunately a case count for Adams County Arvadans wasn't available.

Arvada cases make up around 21 percent of all Jeffco cases, according to Jefferson County Public Health.

Cases in neighboring Jeffco areas since the outbreak began, as of Thursday:

• Lakewood: 954 cases
• Wheat Ridge: 254 cases
• Edgewater: 47 cases

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, there have been 3,458 cases of the new coronavirus in Adams County, and 2,294 cases in Jefferson County.

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Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Monday that transitions from the safer-at-home guidelines to'Safer at Home and in the Vast, Great Outdoors.' The new order will be in effect until July 1.

Previously, high-risk Coloradans, those above 65 or with underlying health conditions, were required to stay home unless absolutely necessary. Under the modified order, they are encouraged to enjoy nature while following social distancing guidelines.

Anyone who attended a protest in Colorado is asked to take a free coronavirus test within seven days, Polis said. He encouraged people to get tested at Pepsi Center in Denver. Access to the drive-up testing is being expanded to anyone who's been potentially exposed to the virus and those heading back to work under the state's new public safety guidelines.

>> You can register for Denver's COVID-19 testing site at Pepsi Center here

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

As of Thursday afternoon, 27,360 people have been infected with the new coronavirus in Colorado among 200,912 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 4,460 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll among people who tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 1,512.

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