Testing for COVID-19 was up 2.4 percent from Tuesday, with an additional 3,944 people getting tested. In the county of 2.1 million residents 167,108 have been tested, of whom 9.9 percent were positive. However, the number of people who will be tested will decline, as Managing Editor Tami Roleff says that the county is experiencing a temporary shortage of testing supplies…
A nationwide and state shortage of testing supplies will limit the number of tests the county can provide to its residents. The County hopes to resume its expanded testing regime by next week, once it obtains adequate testing supplies. More than 70 percent of U.S. labs have suffered significant delays due to overwhelming numbers of specimens to be tested for COVID-19. Labs are being urged to prioritize testing those samples of individuals who are most at risk of spreading the virus. that The county hopes to resume its expanded testing regime by next week, once it obtains more testing supplies. In the meantime, if you have an appointment at Copper Mountain College to be tested, check your email to see if it has been cancelled or rescheduled.
Hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients rose to 501 Monday, July 6, up from 484 the day before, while patients suspected to have the disease dropped to 73 from 81, according to the state’s data.
Meanwhile, the number of positive intensive-care patients was 160 Monday, down from 164 the day before. The number of those suspected to have the disease also dropped. On Monday there were 10 patients, while there were 11 on Sunday, the state’s data shows. The time it takes for the virus to double in the community was 19.9 days.
