Denver COVID-19 Update: Cases, Vaccination Rates, Delta Variant

DENVER, CO — Just over 75 percent of Denverites have received at least one dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, Colorado public health records show.

• Denver residents who've received at least one dose: 475,003
• Denverites who are fully inoculated: 438,571

Over the past month, more than 1,400 new coronavirus cases were reported in Denver, according to city records. More than 75,350 cases have been reported in the city since the pandemic began.

• Total deaths due to COVID-19 in Denver: 800
• Deaths among cases: 848

Since June 16, 36 new deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Denver.

Denver neighborhoods with the highest coronavirus case rates between July 11 - 17:

As of Friday, 42 cases of the delta variant were reported in Denver.

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.

“For those waiting to see how the vaccine responds, or those wanting to be more informed of the data behind the vaccine, please know the numbers overwhelmingly support the benefits of getting vaccinated,” said Bob McDonald, Public Health Administrator for the City and County of Denver.

“Across the country, and in the state of Colorado, COVID-19 cases are significantly lower where vaccination rates are higher.”

>> Learn how to get vaccinated in Denver here.