COVID Summary: Seventy percent of Garfield County residents over 18 have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine
Garfield County has reached 70 percent of the population 18 and older having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Friday, Garfield County Public Health is following four cases that are hospitalized. Last week, an additional COVID death was confirmed following an outbreak at a long-term care facility. This brings the county’s death toll to 57 due to the illness. Since the beginning of August, 99 percent of positive COVID results sequenced in Colorado are the Delta variant. Free COVID testing in Garfield County There are two free community testing providers in Garfield County, and neither
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Sixty-seven percent of Garfield County residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
A graphic showing vaccination statistics in Garfield County.
A higher percentage of the overall Garfield County population is now vaccinated, with 67 percent having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Data over the past seven days indicates that unvaccinated residents are at a higher risk of contracting COVID (6.2 times that of vaccinated individuals) and the 20- to 29-year-old age group has experienced the majority of new COVID cases. 7-day (8/14-8/20) • Vaccinated CI: 26.5 per 100,000 • Unvaccinated CI: 163.5 per 100,000 14-day (8/7-8/20) • Vaccinated CI: 86.1 per 100,000 • Unvaccinated CI: 313.6 per 100,000 *The cumulative incidence (CI) rate is a measure
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Youth vaccine rate increases to 50 percent
Graphic showing the numbers of Garfield County residents who are vaccinated
Garfield County Public Health considers the goal of vaccinating 70 percent of the county to be within reach. It will take an additional 2,028 people to get vaccinated for the county to meet this goal. For the third week in a row, first doses of COVID vaccines administered outnumbered second doses. First doses accounted for 60 percent of the 1,130 vaccine doses received last week. There was a 16 percent increase in first and second doses given to 12- to 15-year-olds – this age group has nearly reached the 50-percent vaccinated mark. Ninety-four percent of cases seen at local hospitals
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