62.84 Percent of Deaths were Unvaccinated

LEVEL OF POSITIVITY IN COLORADO HIGHER THAN 16 PERCENT 

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Colorado School of Public Health released an updated statewide modeling report suggesting that the current curve has begun to decline and should continue to do so in coming weeks. However, Colorado is still experiencing a very high level of SARS-CoV-2 disease transmission. COVID-19’s level of positivity is higher than 16 percent.

“It is encouraging to see this modeling report suggest we have moved beyond the peak of our omicron surge, and that we should continue to see declining COVID-19 transmission in Colorado in the coming weeks,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist. “There are still high levels of COVID-19 circulating in the state, so we ask Coloradans to remain cautious and continue to follow public health guidance to help protect themselves and others, which entails getting vaccinated, getting a third dose as soon as it is time, wearing a mask in public, and avoiding large gatherings. Together we can work to ensure case rates continue to decrease in Colorado.”

Immunity

Immunity to omicron is high and rising, and the modeling estimates that 80% of the state population will be immune to omicron by mid-February. Based on Colorado data, the Colorado COVID-19 Modeling Group estimates that 1 in 19 Coloradans is currently infectious. The report notes that while there is uncertainty in regard to this estimate, all evidence indicates infection prevalence has been at unprecedented levels in January 2022, but the model projects this surge will decline in coming weeks, potentially to below 1 percent by the end of February.

Unvaccinated Deaths

Data provided by the CDPHE shows the impact that the virus has had on unvaccinated people. Since January 1, 2021, some 6.751 people have died from Covid-19. Of that total, 4,243 were unvaccinated. This means that 62.84 percent of the total number of deaths were not immunized. These figures correspond with the CDPHE database that coincides with data from the Colorado Electronic Disease Reporting System (CEDRS) and the Colorado Immunization Information System (CIIS).