Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations rose notably over the last week for the first time since June, though they were still relatively low.
projects COVID-19 deaths nationwide will continue to hover around 300 per day this winter. That’s far lower than the worst points of last winter, when as many as 2,500 people died each day, and the model projected that widespread mask-wearing in public could reduce it by another third.. Unlike influenza, however, COVID-19 hasn’t settled into a clear seasonal pattern, with cases and deaths rising in one part of the country as they fall in another.
. It’s being displaced by related variants BF.7, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, which have grown their shares in recent weeks. It’s not yet clear how different the ascendant variants are from each other or from BA.5, though the fact that they’re gaining steam suggests they’re better than BA.5 atSo far, less than 16% of all eligible Coloradans have gotten the updated booster shot, though about 32% of those over 65 have. It’s not clear how many of those who haven’t received the shot got previous boosters.
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