Lakewood Coronavirus Update: Latest Case Counts, Jeffco Rates

LAKEWOOD, CO — Over the past two weeks, 139 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Lakewood, according to Jefferson County Public Health data. Since Sept. 1, the city has seen a small uptick in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Monday, there had been 1,882 cases in Lakewood since the outbreak began. The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in the city is 12.03, the data shows.

Over the past week, 298 new cases have been reported in Jefferson County.

There have been 5,454 cases and 247 deaths in the county since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed.

Around 4,813 people have recovered in Jeffco and 20 people were hospitalized as of Monday.

Number of Jeffco cases in surrounding municipalities:

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Colorado public health officials have established a coronavirus dial for each county that shows different levels of 'openness.' Jefferson County is under the Safer at Home Level 2. To enter the 'Protect Our Neighbors phase, Jeffco needs to contain surges in cases and outbreaks through testing, case investigation, contact tracing, isolation, quarantine, site-specific closures and enforcement of public health orders:

• Sufficient hospital bed capacity
• Sufficient personal protective equipment supply
• Stable or declining COVID-19 hospitalizations
• Sufficient testing capacity
• Fewer new cases
• Ability to implement case investigation and contact tracing protocol
• Documented surge-capacity plan for case investigation and contact tracing
• Documented strategies to offer testing to close contacts

Over the past week, 3,700 new cases have been reported in Colorado. Over the past few weeks, the state has seen a spike in cases, many of which have been linked to colleges; however, the state has also seen an uptick in cases among those over the age of 25, Gov. Jared Polis announced at a news conference Tuesday.

“This is a warning sign for us, just as we had a warning sign in July, and we were able to correct course,” Polis said. “We need to do a bit better.”

As of Monday, 65,399 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Colorado among 834,277 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 7,373 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,914 after 20 people died over the past week.