El Paso County has experienced 202,632 total cases, 8,321 hospitalizations and 1,773 deaths between March 1, 2020, and Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, according to the El Paso County Public Health Department.
In the two weeks leading up to Tuesday, we’ve seen 1,535 cases, 29 hospitalizations and one death.
The county’s coronavirus cases hit an all-time high on Jan. 14, 2022, with 2,789 cases; they have steadily declined since then, other than a surge to 350 cases on June 9 of this year.
El Paso County still ranks fourth among Colorado’s most populous counties, with 243 deaths per 100,000 people. Pueblo County leads all others, with 496 deaths per 100,000.
As of Aug. 20, 1,185,076 total doses of vaccine have been administered to county residents. That amounts to 499,707 people vaccinated (69.1 percent of eligible residents), 450,019 people fully vaccinated (62.3 percent) and 197,446 people boosted (27.3 percent).
In El Paso County, eligibility starts at 6 months of age.
Information on vaccinations:
www.elpasocountyhealth.org/how-can-i-get-a-vaccine.
Information on tests: www.elpasocountyhealth.org/covid-19-testing-information.