Coronavirus Update In Lakewood: 89 New Cases Reported

LAKEWOOD, CO — Over the past two weeks, 89 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Lakewood, according to Jefferson County Public Health data. As of Monday, there have been 911 cases in Lakewood since the outbreak began.

Case counts for some Jefferson County cities have dropped over the past week because health officials have removed suspect cases from the total count, so now only confirmed and probable cases are included. Another reason for the case count drops is the county is now able to use actual residents' locations based on census tracts, rather than just the city listed on a person’s mailing address, officials confirmed.

There have been 2,476 cases and 198 deaths in Jefferson County since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed.

Around 2,163 people have recovered in the county and 18 people were hospitalized as of Monday.

Number of Jeffco cases in surrounding municipalities:

The rate of deaths in Jefferson County has been steadily declining in May and June, the data shows.

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Gov. Jared Polis announced new statewide public health guidelines Monday that will allow some services to reopen. The governor said the more-relaxed guidelines are a result of Coloradans' dedication to wearing masks and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

"12 of the last 14 days have had a downward trend in cases," Polis said during a news conference Monday. "So far, Coloradans have done a great job."

"We see that some of our neighboring states are moving the wrong way, such as Utah."

The "Safer at Home: New Guidelines," aims to be more sustainable for the economy than previous guidelines, the governor said. He also announced "Protect Our Neighbors," a new framework that "will empower local governments that can demonstrate strong public health and health care systems, paired with low virus levels, to make decisions about how they should reopen," Polis said.

Under the Safer at Home: New Guidelines phase, counties that have seen a downward trend of cases and that prove they have a solid plan for combating the virus can apply to expand some services.

New guidelines:

• Indoor events (conferences, receptions, museums) can begin to open
• Outdoor events (concerts, fairs rodeos, receptions) can also begin to open
• Residential overnight summer camps will be able to open with 10 kids together indoors and 25 kids outdoors
• Bars will be able to open at 25 percent or up to 50 people
• Personal services will be able to expand to include things such as facials, beard trimming, lip waxing, etc.
• Non-critical manufacturing facilities can expand their in-person workforce

The new rules are set to take effect Thursday after they've been finalized, Polis said.

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

As of Monday, 29,299 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Colorado among 250,523 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 5,269 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll among people who tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 1,605.

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