Despite COVID-19 case numbers that neared all-time lows over the last week, Coloradans’ risk of being exposed to the virus is probably about what it was last summer.
While cases are at levels last seen in mid-June 2020 — the low point for the entire pandemic in Colorado — hospitalizations and the percentage of tests coming back positive are more in line with July 2021, said Beth Carlton, an associate professor of environmental and occupational health at the Colorado School of Public Health.
It’s worth noting that conditions are different now, though, Carlton said. People infected with the omicron variant are more likely to be asymptomatic, and the prevalence of home tests means that more positive cases aren’t being reported to the health department, she said. “What gets reported as a case now is different than what got reported as a case 21 months ago,” she said.
As of Monday afternoon, 265 people were hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 statewide, which was the lowest number since mid-July 2021. That’s about 100 more people who are receiving hospital care for the virus now than were in June 2020.
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