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| COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall recording from 1/14 Elected officials of central and southeast Denver hosted a town hall to share information about the COVID-19 vaccine plan. This included CM Hinds and other Denver Councilmembers, but also DPS board members, and state representatives and senators. DDPHE Director Bob McDonald was the main presenter, and attendees were able to ask questions using the chat function. Watch the town hall recording on Facebook. Denver COVID-19 response update Mayor Hancock and Department of Public Health and Environment Executive Director Bob McDonald updated the community about the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updates included that Mayor Hancock and mayors from across the country have sent President-elect Biden a letter asking him to provide cities with greater control and flexibility in obtaining vaccines and directing distribution, especially to under-served populations. Click here to view the press conference. Denver County Current Status: *Numbers represent current data and are subject to change based on additional data Denver residents initiating vaccination – 1st Dose received: 28,667 Denver residents completing vaccination – 2nd Dose received: 9,505 Click here for Denver vaccine information Current State Dial Level: Orange – High Risk Two-week cumulative incidence rate of ≥175 – <350 To return to Level Yellow: two-week cumulative incidence rate of ≥75 – <175 Two-week average positivity rate no greater than 15% To return to Level Yellow: two-week average positivity rate no greater than 10% Decreasing or Stable Hospitalizations for 8-11 Days Denver two-week cumulative incidence rate Friday, Jan. 8: 493 average of new daily cases per 100,000 population Saturday, Jan. 9: 521.7 Sunday, Jan. 10: 532.3 Monday, Jan. 11: 533.7 Tuesday, Jan. 12: 539 Wednesday, Jan. 13: 515 Thursday, Jan. 14: 489.4 Two-week average positivity rate Friday, Jan. 8: 5.6% Saturday, Jan. 9: 5.5% Sunday, Jan. 10: 5.4% Monday, Jan. 11: 5.4% Tuesday, Jan. 12: 5.4% Wednesday, Jan. 13: 5.3% Thursday, Jan. 14: 5.3% Decreasing or stable hospitalizations Current: 11 days of declining or stabile new hospital admissions Persons hospitalized with COVID-19 North Central Region: 463.9 (14-day average) ICU hospital bed capacity North Central Region: 63.5% (7-day average) Cumulative Denver positive case: 52,852 |
