Coronavirus Update In Lakewood: 125 New Cases Reported

LAKEWOOD, CO — Over the past two weeks, 125 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Lakewood, according to Jefferson County Public Health data. The city has seen an uptick in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Monday, there have been 1,103 cases in Lakewood since the outbreak began. The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in the city is 7.05, the data shows.

There have been 3,089 cases and 217 deaths in Jefferson County since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Over the past week, more than 240 new cases have been reported in the county.

Around 2,660 people have recovered in Jeffco and 14 people were hospitalized as of Monday.

Number of Jeffco cases in surrounding municipalities:

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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 Tuesday, 37,686 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 406,967 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 5,963 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,594.