Boulder County Coronavirus Update: New Cases By Municipality

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Over the past two weeks, 726 new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Boulder County, public health data shows.

As of Thursday, 5,680 people in the county had tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began. The death toll reached 85 after two people died over the past two weeks.

Around 251 people have been hospitalized since the outbreak began, according to Boulder County Public Health. More than 93,000 people have been tested in the county — over 12,000 tests were reported in the past two weeks alone.

CU Boulder reported nine new cases Thursday.

New cases reported between Oct. 16 and Oct. 26:

Boulder: 155 cases

Longmont: 225 cases

Lafayette: 51 cases

Unincorporated Boulder County: 31 cases

Erie: 23 cases

Louisville: 15 cases

Superior: 10 cases

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Rate of cases per 100,000 people:

• Boulder: 2826.5
• Longmont: 1350.1
• Lafayette: 1181.3
• Louisville: 1048.1
• Erie: 844.4
• Unincorporated Boulder County: 720
• Superior: 663.2

>> View the full Boulder County data report here.

The gathering limit for people ages 18 to 22 in Boulder was loosened earlier this month as case rates are holding steady in that demographic; however, cases are rising among the general population and Boulder County could face a shift on the state's COVID-19 Dial if rates don't decline, officials warned. Adams, Arapahoe and Denver counties have recently moved to stricter guidelines on the dial.

"It's no surprise that more Boulder County residents are testing positive for COVID-19 since we're seeing statewide and national surges," said Jeff Zayach, Boulder County Public Health executive director.

"Unfortunately, this is pushing us toward the possibility of needing to restrict how many people can be in shared areas."

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will decide if Boulder County will move to a different level after discussion with Boulder County Public Health leadership, officials said. No change would be implemented for at least 14 days after the decision is made.