There are now 24,216,856 coronavirus cases in the U.S. and 401,174 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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

– 377,856 cases, including 53,625 in Denver County

– 2,309,773 people tested

– The number of deaths directly caused by COVID is 4,502 while the number of deaths among patients who had COVID at their time of death, including those who died of other causes, is 5,388. That number includes 717 deaths in Denver County 

– 1.43% fatality rate in the state

– At least 1,042 active outbreaks

The latest local COVID-19 news:

– Gov. Jared Polis says Colorado will receive $181 million from the federal government to support statewide COVID-19 testing program.

– Colorado reports the fewest number of COVID-19 deaths since March, the beginning of the pandemic. 

– In bid to reach underserved communities, Colorado tells providers not to require patients show ID for the COVID-19 vaccine. 

– Colorado launches COVID-19 vaccine education campaign to fight misinformation.

– Jefferson County to bring middle and high school students back to classrooms in late January. 

– Federal judges in Colorado denied the overwhelming majority of requests to release inmates because of COVID-19 risks.

– Ethnic disparities emerge in Colorado’s first month of COVID-19 vaccinations, white people disproportionately represented in vaccination rates. 

– Direct COVID-19 deaths in Colorado during 2020 appear far below worst projections. 

– Trust, messaging is the key to increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in communities of color, providers say.

– Gov. Jared Polis says the White House, top federal official ‘lied‘ about the size of incoming COVID-19 vaccine allocation.

– Denver indoor dining program gets state approval as coronavirus cases begin to tick upward. 

– Colorado health department confirms the fifth case of the mutant COVID-19 strain in the state.

– Long-term care facilities express concern over ‘vaccine hesitancy‘ among staff members. 

– Colorado’s Pitkin County to go to Level Red COVID-19 restrictions amid highest incidence rate in the state. 

– Colorado will begin vaccinating those 65 and older in the coming weeks, the second step in inoculating older residents in the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.