COVID infections are increasing in Colorado, with one important caveat

Coronavirus infections appear to be on the march in Colorado.

In numbers that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported this week, 112 people are hospitalized with a COVID infection, up from 99 last week. Last week’s increase in hospitalizations — to 99 from 77 — was the largest one-week jump in months.

The number of people newly admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 increased by 11 this week compared with last. The percentage of COVID tests coming back positive from the state’s sentinel lab network is rising, now at 13%, as are signals from wastewater surveillance.

“The trends are very similar to what we’re seeing nationally,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist, referencing rising numbers of COVID infections across the country.

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