Coronavirus case update for April 17: Deaths at 391; 9,047 cases; 1,755 hospitalized; 100 centers with outbreak
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Friday updated its COVID-19 case numbers to 9,047, with 1,755 patients hospitalized and 391 deaths.
The virus has spread across 56 counties in the state. Denver County has the most cases, with 1,636. Denver also has lost 66 people to the virus.
Weld and Arapahoe counties are also high in death counts, at 61 and 58, respectively.
The CDPHE also stated that 43,307 people had been tested for the virus. The total number may not include all negative results.
The department notes that cases include people who had a positive lab test and cases that public health identified and determined were likely to have COVID-19 because of their symptoms and close contact with someone who tested positive. The number of untested cases included in the total case count is a very small portion of the total cases reported.
Information compiled from CDPHE, Denver Public Health, Jefferson County Public Health and the El Paso County Deparment of Public Health.
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