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COVID-19 cases rising in Colorado; see positivity rates over the last week

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock are holding news conferences Monday to provide an update on COVID-19 as cases rise in Colorado.

Last week, the CDC issued new guidance that urges masks indoors in places with substantial COVID-19 transmission.

Based on the CDC’s guidance, two-thirds of Colorado’s counties should be under indoor mask mandates, including some counties in the Denver metro area.

As of Sunday, the state’s seven day positivity rate was 5.11%. The positivity rate for Summit County has risen to 12.8% over the last seven days, one of the highest rates in the state.

Here’s a look at positivity rates for every county over the last seven days:

1-week positivity rate:

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the incidence rates are also rising over the last seven days.