Boulder County Coronavirus Update: 511 New Cases, 33 Deaths

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Over the past week, 511 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Boulder County, according to the latest public health data.

As of Thursday, 16,649 people in the county had tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began. The death toll has reached 217 after 33 people died over the past week.

Around 445 people have been hospitalized since the outbreak began, according to Boulder County Public Health. More than 309,983 tests have been conducted among county residents.

Total coronavirus cases reported since outbreak began:

• Boulder: 185 new cases reported over past week; 6,255 total cases
• Longmont: 134 new cases reported over past week; 5,773 total cases
• Lafayette: 40 new cases reported over past week; 1,362 total cases
• Unincorporated Boulder County: 58 new cases reported over past week; 1,365 total cases
• Erie: 17 new cases reported over past week; 373 total cases
• Louisville: 33 new cases reported over past week; 723 total cases
• Superior: 16 new cases reported over past week; 297 total cases

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Rate of cases per 100,000 people:

• Boulder: 5,875.7
• Longmont: 6,014.0
• Lafayette: 4,704.7
• Louisville: 3,413.3
• Erie: 3,315.3
• Unincorporated Boulder County: 3,071.7
• Superior: 2,263.9

>> View the full Boulder County data report here.

People ages 70 and older in Boulder County are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but the allocation of doses remains very limited, Boulder County Public Health said.

"The providers in the county are ready to provide immunizations, but we only receive about 3,000 doses each week, for the entire county," said Chris Campbell, Boulder County Public Health emergency manager.

"Because there are 30,000 Boulder County residents who are 70 or older and about 3,000 moderate-risk healthcare providers yet to receive the vaccine, we expect it will take about seven weeks to provide the vaccine to everyone who would like it."

Appointments for the vaccine are likely full now due to the very limited vaccine supply, county officials said. Residents can still sign up with their medical provider — such as Kaiser Permanente — or a hospital affiliated with their medical provider.

A list of Boulder County providers and sign up information can be found here.

A COVID-19 vaccine notification system has been launched for Boulder County residents who would like to be notified about where and when to get their vaccine when it becomes available for their priority group. You can sign up for the notifications here.