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Coronavirus in Colorado: The latest numbers

There are now 10,516,513 coronavirus cases in the U.S. and 242,557 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The latest COVID-19 numbers in Colorado (Updated on Nov. 12):

– 142,402 cases, including 24,769 in Denver County

– 1,374,786 people tested

– 2,443 deaths among cases, including 461 in Denver County

– 1.72% fatality rate in the state

– At least 735 active outbreaks

The latest local COVID-19 news:

– For ‘long haulers,’ coronavirus is a long-term struggle.

– Jail time and $5,000 fines are possible consequences for breaking coronavirus-related lodging rules in Colorado ski towns.

– State Rep. Kyle Mullica is named Health Equity Hero for COVID-19 work in Cook County Jail, helping care for patients during an outbreak in April and May, while the General Assembly was adjourned.

– Colorado sets new hospitalization record, having added nearly 600 patients in past two weeks.

– Denver Inner City Parish receives $15,000 from Xcel Energy Foundation for COVID-19 relief efforts.

– Colorado releases updated guidelines regarding COVID-19 regulations in residential care facilities.

– Colorado hospitals are projected to lose between $4.6 billion and $7.1 billion in revenue in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

– The University of Colorado Boulder will halt in-person learning and stay online for the rest of the semester over the statewide spike in COVID-19 cases.

– Denver estimates that its pandemic outdoor dining program has saved $287 million in revenue for local restaurants.

– The state is recruiting an additional 100 AmeriCorps members to serve in its COVID-19 Containment Response Corps as Colorado faces a new peak in the pandemic.

– The state, city and private providers offer a variety of coronavirus testing locations to address the recent spike in cases.

– The coronavirus outbreak at the El Paso County jail continues to grow as two employees are hospitalized. Officials compare the fast-spreading virus to “a wildfire.”

– Teller and Arapahoe counties are implementing more restrictions for businesses and public gatherings amid rising coronavirus cases.

– Gov. Jared Polis celebrates Pfizer’s announcement that their coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective in early tests, while asking Coloradans to keep guards up.

– Colorado launches its first two COVID-19 testing kiosks at the University of Northern Colorado and Denver International Airport.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)
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