COVID-19 By The Numbers – May 11th

Chaffee County Public Health is reporting that there have been 68 cases of COVID-19 in the county.  

• 17 deaths from the disease have been reported in Chaffee County. 
• Custer County is reporting 2 cases of COVID-19
• Lake County Public Health is reporting 22 positive cases of COVID-19.
• Fremont County is now reporting 22 positive cases. 
• Gunnison County has 108 positive cases with 5 deaths. 
• Statewide, 971 deaths have been confirmed. 

More than 19,000 people have tested positive in the state, over 3,600 have been hospitalized since the outbreak began but only 586 people were in the hospital as of yesterday, the lowest level of hospitalizations since April 1st. 

At least 65 people since Friday either went home or were transferred to a lower level of care.