CDPHE confirms 11 additional new presumptive positive cases in Colorado
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DENVER, March 12, 2020: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) confirmed 11 new presumptive positive cases in Colorado, based on test results overnight. That brings the total number of presumptive positive cases to 44, with one indeterminate case that public health is acting on as a presumptive positive. The state lab has completed test results on approximately 350 people in Colorado since testing started on February 28.
Note to media: Beginning today, we will be releasing updated case numbers in the early afternoon and evening each day. If there is a significant event other than updated numbers, we will send out additional releases. We will also host a remote news conference from 2-2:30 p.m. today. More information follows below.
Case 1:
Gender: Male
Age: 40s
County: Eagle
Exposure: Contact with infected individual
Case 2:
Gender: Female
Age: 30s
County: Denver
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 3:
Gender: Male
Age: 50s
County: Denver
Exposure: Recent travel
Case 4:
Gender: Female
Age: 40s
County: Gunnison
Exposure: Recent travel
Case 5:
Gender: Female
Age: 50s
County: Jefferson
Exposure: Recent travel
Case 6:
Gender: Female
Age: 60s
County: Eagle
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 7:
Gender: Female
Age: 50s
County: Adams
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 8:
Gender: Male
Age: 40s
County: Denver
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 9: Female
Age: 50s
County: Adams
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 10: Female
Age: 30s
County: Eagle
Exposure: Under investigation
Case 11: Male
Age: 70s
County: Pitkin
Exposure: Australian resident visiting Aspen
To ensure expedience on reporting presumptive positive cases, the state will provide overall testing statistics as soon as we are able on the website.
Continue to stay up to date by visiting colorado.gov/cdphe/2019-novel-coronavirus.
FOR MEDIA ONLY: Remote Press Conference
March 12, 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Login Information for media:
- 1-669-900-6833
- Meeting ID: 566 154 047
- https://zoom.us/meeting/566154047
To comply with social distancing guidance, but also to be transparent, CDPHE will launch a remote press conference for inquiries regarding the state response to COVID-19. It will take place from 2 - 2:30 p.m. today. Media will need to use the Zoom link and phone call information provided, to participate in the press conference. To answer questions quickly and efficiently, media will need to ask their questions through Zoom Chat, using the link.
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