Updated COVID Risk Levels In Colorado: See Latest CDC Map

COLORADO — Saturday will mark two years since Colorado's first case of COVID-19 was reported, and the anniversary also marks another important milestone: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is finally reporting lower risk levels in our most populous counties.

In fact, most Coloradans no longer need to wear masks indoors, according to the federal agency.

Last week, the CDC revised the system it uses to deem where certain mitigation factors are encouraged. The agency uses hospital bed capacity, hospital admissions, and new COVID-19 cases to determine how high virus levels are in a county.

Many Colorado counties currently report either low or medium COVID-19 levels.

Here are some of the low level counties in and around metro Denver:

• Denver
• Adams
• Arapahoe
• Douglas
• Boulder
• Clear Creek
• Gilpin

Jefferson County remains the only metro Denver county with a 'medium' level, the CDC reports.

Masks aren't recommended indoors for people in low counties, while they are only recommended in medium counties if you are at elevated risk for severe illness and speak to your doctor.

Masks are recommended indoors for people in high-risk communities.

Everyone is still encouraged to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and get tested if experiencing symptoms.

Effective Feb. 25, the CDC announced it "does not require wearing of masks on buses or vans operated by public or private school systems, including early care and education/childcare programs."

Around 81 percent of eligible Coloradans are vaccinated with at least one dose, and around 90 percent are immune to the omicron variant, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

"We're in a really good place as we sit here today," said Jill Ryan, the agency's executive director, in a news conference Friday.