Lakewood Coronavirus Update: Total Cases Surpass 2,000

LAKEWOOD, CO — More than 2,100 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Lakewood since the outbreak began in Colorado.

Over the past two weeks, 217 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Lakewood, according to Jefferson County Public Health data. Since Sept. 1, the city has seen an increase in the number of bi-weekly cases reported.

As of Monday, there were 2,111 total cases in Lakewood. The rate of infection per 1,000 residents in the city is 13.49, the data shows.

Over the past week, 303 new cases have been reported in Jefferson County.

There have been 6,144 cases and 256 deaths in the county since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed.

Around 5,422 people have recovered in Jeffco and 23 people were hospitalized as of Monday.

Number of Jeffco cases in surrounding municipalities:

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Jeffco Public Schools has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that tracks cases in each school. There have been 72 cases in the district since Aug. 31, and over the past week, 12 new cases have been reported, the dashboard shows.

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, 4,047 new cases have been reported in Colorado. The state has seen a spike in cases over the past month, which have been linked to colleges.

As of Monday, 73,537 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Colorado among 957,533 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 7,693 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,968 after 23 people died over the past week.