Omicron is much less of a strain on Colorado than it used to be.
The Omicron strain remains dominant in Colorado, turning up in 100 percent of the samples sequenced by the CDPHE for the week ending February 6, the most recent for which figures are available. Meanwhile, the state's positivity rate tumbled from 9.12 percent on February 14 to 6.34 on February 21 — and the seven-day average sits at 5.17 percent, the closest it's been in weeks to the 5 percent level that state health officials prefer to stay under.
In fact, new hospital admissions for COVID-19 have receded from a seven-day average of 66 on February 14 to 40 eight days later, and the overall number of patients hospitalized for the disease dropped by more than 250 over the most recent ten days.
558 people immunized on February 21 with Moderna vaccine ; 788 immunizations with Moderna vaccine reported February 21 but administered on an earlier date 48 people vaccinated on February 21 with Janssen vaccine ; 56 immunizations with Janssen vaccine reported February 21 but administered on an earlier date
One more trend of note: The number of vaccinated people hospitalized for COVID continues to go up, rising from 35 percent on February 14 to 38 percent on February 22 — and if a new variant supplants Omicron, other decreasing stats could trend up again. , it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Denver, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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