{"id":33026,"date":"2020-07-15T14:15:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T20:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=33026"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:29:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T15:29:42","slug":"take-precautions-as-covid-19-cases-rise-in-colorado-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/take-precautions-as-covid-19-cases-rise-in-colorado-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Take precautions against the novel coronavirus as number of people testing positive rises in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and being hospitalized for the disease has steadily increased for two weeks in Colorado, and we\u2019re reminded to take every precaution to help slow the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

Colorado had 2,743 new cases of coronavirus in the second week of July, a number not seen since May.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m concerned that a rising rate of infections among teens and young adults will translate into more hospitalizations of older and more vulnerable people in our community,\u2019\u2019 said Dr. David Steinbruner, associate chief medical officer at UCHealth Memorial Hospital and an emergency room physician.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m concerned the virus certainly is not seasonal, with a die-down in the summer, as we had all hoped,\u2019\u2019 Steinbruner said.<\/p>\n

UCHealth Memorial Hospital<\/a> in Colorado Springs is caring for almost 30 patients who are either hospitalized with COVID-19 or are awaiting test results. In the last seven days, the hospital has seen a trend of rising hospitalizations. In early June, fewer than a half-dozen people were hospitalized at UCHealth hospitals in southern Colorado. UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital<\/a> on the Anschutz Medical Campus<\/a> is also caring for about 30 patients who have tested positive or are awaiting test results.<\/p>\n

At UCHealth hospitals across Colorado, about 80 patients are hospitalized after testing positive or awaiting results for COVID-19. At the peak of the outbreak in the spring, UCHealth had an estimated 244 patients hospitalized with confirmed infections.<\/p>\n

As the number of people testing positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 rises in many states across the country, some municipalities have reversed previous efforts to open business and have required those with indoor operations to close again.<\/p>\n

\"UCHealthSlowing the spread of the novel coronavirus will help strengthen Colorado\u2019s economy and keep businesses open.\u00a0 Infectious disease experts recommend the following safety measures for slowing the coronavirus:<\/p>\n