Denver Neighborhoods With Highest Coronavirus Death Rates

Denver CO

15 December, 2020

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DENVER — More than 600 COVID-19 patients have died in Denver since the pandemic began, according to the latest public health data. People have lost grandparents, parents, siblings and other loved ones. Some Denver neighborhoods — particularly those with older populations — have been hit harder than others. Denver neighborhoods with the highest death rates per 1,000 people: Northeast Denver Northeast Park Hill: 1.9; 18 total deaths Central Denver Lincoln Park: 2.3; 8 total deaths Southwest Denver Fort Logan: 2.9; 27 total deathsHarvey Park South: 2.3; 21 total deaths South Denver Rosedale: 3.5; 10 total deaths Southeast Denver Goldsmith: 4.1; 27 total deathsVirginia Village: 3; 43 total deathsSouthmoor Park: 1.9; 11 total deaths East Denver Hilltop: 1.9; 20 total deaths Map of COVID-10 death rates in Denver: Image courtesy of Denver Department of Public Health & Environment More than 42,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in Denver since the outbreak began, according to public health data. As of Monday, the death toll had reached 608. More information about case rates in each Denver neighborhood can be found here. Like what you're reading? Invite a friend to subscribe to free Denver newsletters and real-time email alerts. Between Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon, 2,557 new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Colorado, according to public health data. As of Monday, 291,104 people had been infected with the coronavirus in the state among 1,968,889 people who have been tested since the outbreak began, health officials confirmed. Around 16,174 people have been hospitalized, and the death toll has reached 3,086. >> View the statewide COVID-19 data page here.