How Colorado’s numbers compare to other states

As things begin to re-open in Colorado and more people begin to leave their homes you might be wondering if our Coivd-19 cases and deaths have risen and how we compare to other states. As of June 24h there have been 31,155 cases reported in Colorado, that number has gone up from the prior day when the numbers where at 30,893 cases. 

There have also been a total of 1,667 deaths among those who have tested positive, that has risen from 1,665 the previous day. The number of deaths from those have died due to Covid-19 is at 1,457 up from 1,455 the day prior. The number of hospitalized deaths from the virus is also up, the previous day it was at 5,366, now it’s at 5,375. 

The safer-at-home orders have been extended to July 1st by Governor Polis. Polis has also singed an executive order that will extend the state of disaster emergency and providing additional funds for response activities due to the presence of Covid-19. 

The total amount of cases reported in the United States as a whole is at 2,336,615 that is 34,313 new cases within the United States. The number of deaths due to Covid-19 is 121,117 with 784 new deaths.

Colorado’s numbers are definitely on the higher scale, as you can see in the map Colorado currently is in the 20,000 to 40,000 reported cases range which is the second to highest ranking in the nation. The state’s who have had more reported cases are colored in dark blue that range is 40,001 or more Covid-19 cases. 

Texas, California, Florida, New York, Arizona and other east cost states have been hit the hardest and are currently in the dark blue range. Texas has 120,370 cases with a total of 2,220 deaths. California has 183,072 cases and a total of 5,580 deaths. California currently has the highest amount of cases.

 New York has 176,029 cases and a total of 8,627 deaths. New York has the largest death count in the nation. Florida has 101,303 cases and 3,238 deaths. 

While Colorado does not have as many cases as some of these other states we definitely do not have the smallest numbers in the United States. Montana has the lowest amount of cases in the United States. Montana has 766 cases and 21 deaths. Alaska has the lowest deaths in the United States, with only 12 deaths and 778 cases. Hawaii also has very few cases and deaths with  775 cases and 17 deaths.