Boulder County is now in the low community level for COVID-19, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
A low community level means COVID-19 is impacting the community less based on hospitalization and case data. Communities are classified as low, medium or high based on CDC guidelines.
It has been several months since Boulder County was in a low community level. To be considered low, the county must report fewer than 200 cases per 100,000 people in the past seven days, less than 10 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 in the last seven days, and less than 10% of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.
Boulder County has seen fewer than 200 new COVID cases per 100,000 people since the beginning of this month, dropping below 100 cases per 100,000 on Aug. 19. The PCR positive rate among Boulder County residents has been below 8% this month.
“We hope that cases continue to trend down, but we encourage caution due to the return to school, which may cause cases to increase again,” Boulder County Public Health said on Facebook. “We continue to encourage people at risk for severe disease to protect themselves by masking.”
The CDC recommends that county’s with a low COVID-19 community level to stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and get tested if they have symptoms. People with symptoms, a positive test or exposure to someone with COVID-19 are advised to wear a mask.
