Boulder County COVID-19 Update: Cases, Delta Variant, Vaccination

Boulder CO

23 July, 2021

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BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Over the past month, nearly 500 new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Boulder County, according to the latest public health data. More than 228,000 Boulder County residents — or 79 percent of the eligible population — have received at least one dose of their vaccine, according to Boulder County Public Health. Around 213,000 residents — 74 percent of the county — are fully inoculated. As of Friday, 24,503 people in the county had tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began. The death toll has reached 261, but no new deaths have been reported over the past month. Around 870 people have been hospitalized in the county since the outbreak began, and 16 new hospitalizations were reported over the past month. Don't miss the latest coronavirus updates from health and government officials in Boulder: Free Newsletters and Email Alerts | Facebook | Twitter As of Friday, 50 cases of the delta variant had been reported in Boulder County. The variant, which was first seen in India and was first detected in the United States in March, spreads 50 percent faster than the alpha variant that originated in Great Britain, which itself spreads 50 percent faster than the original coronavirus strain, according to Yale Medicine. The coronavirus vaccine is effective against the delta variant, particularly two weeks after both doses are received, public health officials said. >> Learn more about how to get your vaccine in Boulder County here.