Coronavirus In Littleton: Communities With Highest Case Rates

LITTLETON, CO — Over the past week, 16 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Littleton, according to public health data. The city has seen a small uptick in cases over the past month.

Littleton areas with highest case rates per 1,000 people:

• Southwest Littleton: 13.22
• Northeast Littleton: 11.58
• Littleton North: 9.60
• Central South Littleton: 5.91
• South Littleton: 5.79

Since March 2, 367 coronavirus cases have been reported in Littleton by the Tri-County Health Department, and Jefferson County has reported 16 cases, bringing the total to 383. There have been 47 'confirmed and probable' COVID-19 deaths in the city.

Jeffco Public Health and Tri-County Health Department have updated their COVID-19 data to offer more accurate case counts in Littleton. Tri-County now offers a breakdown by Littleton neighborhoods, and both agencies have been able to assess which cases are linked to addresses within Littleton's municipal boundaries.

Over the past week, 950 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, according to data posted by state health officials.

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Over the past week, 4,626 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Colorado, according to public health data.

Over the past month, the state has seen a spike in cases, which is not just linked to college students, Gov. Jared Polis said in a news conference Sept.22.

"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 Tuesday, 70,025 people have been infected with the coronavirus in our state among 902,242 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed.

Around 7,558 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 1,952.