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. The city has seen an uptick in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Monday, there have been 1,030 cases in Lakewood since the outbreak began. The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in the city is 6.58, the data shows.

There have been 2,876 cases and 213 deaths in Jefferson County since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Over the past week, more than 190 new cases have been reported in the county.

Around 2,480 people have recovered in Jeffco and 8 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.

Don't miss the latest coronavirus updates from health and government officials in Colorado. Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters for what you need to know daily.

Under the new statewide 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.

Jeffco health officials appeared hopeful that some outdoor events could be hosted under public health guidelines, and worked with the Bandimere Speedway to allow the Jet Car Nationals to be held Saturday; however, event organizers failed to limit and manage the crowd size and implement social distancing requirements, the public health agency said.

The county is monitoring the spread of the coronavirus to determine whether other outdoor events can be held safely.

"We want our businesses, who are pillars in our community, to be able to safely operate," said Mark Johnson, Jeffco Public Health's executive director. "At the same time, we are dealing with the most significant public health crisis of our lifetime, and cases of the virus are already starting to increase again in Jeffco.

"We are proud that the large majority of our local businesses are working diligently to keep themselves and others safe. However, when one business does not, it compromises the health and economy of our entire community."

Safer at Home: New Guidelines phase

• 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
• 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

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

Over the past week, 1,153 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data. As of Tuesday, 34,664 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 362,145 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 5,741 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll among people who tested positive for COVID-19 has reached 1,696.