Coronavirus Update In Littleton: New Case Counts, County Data

LITTLETON, CO — Jeffco Public Health has updated its COVID-19 data to offer a more accurate case count in Littleton, public health officials confirmed Tuesday. Over the past few months, case counts were based on Littleton addresses, many of which are outside the city's boundaries, so an exact case count has been difficult to assess in the city.

On June 8, Jefferson County reported 356 cases among residents with Littleton addresses since the outbreak began; however, as of Monday afternoon, only eight Jeffco cases were confirmed within Littleton's municipal boundaries.

According to the Tri-County Health Department, the following number of cases have been linked to Littleton addresses, but may not all be in the city's boundaries:

• Northeast Littleton: 74 total cases; 476 tested
• Central South Littleton: 11 total cases, 147 tested
• Southwest Littleton: 8 total cases, 94 tested
• South Littleton: 16 total cases, 166 tested

There have been more than 8,000 cases of the new coronavirus in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties since the outbreak began, according to data posted by state health officials.

The number of cases in other surrounding Tri-County Health Department communities can be found here. The number of cases in Jefferson County cities can be found here.

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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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