Colorado COVID Summer Camp Outbreaks and More

The latest COVID-19 statistics from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reveal that cases continue to rise faster than officials like to see, with summer camps becoming some of the latest hotspots for outbreaks. In the past week, three camps have been added to the roster; a total of nine are currently under active investigation by the CDPHE. Here are the current COVID numbers in major categories, as updated by the CDPHE after 4 p.m. June 29, along with information from our previous COVID roundup, which drew from June 22 data: 1,533,201 cases (up 26,149 from June 22) 64,629 hospitalized (up 375 from June 22) 64 counties (unchanged from June 15) 12,766 deaths among cases (up 62 from June 22) 13,187 deaths due to COVID-19 (down 162 from June 22) 9,240 outbreaks (up 71 from June 22) Four takeaways • The 26,149 new COVID-19 cases for the seven days ending June 29 are close to double the 13,112 registered on June 22.