WEDNESDAY Hospitalizations now out

HEADLINE: "Is Colorado over the hump?."

7/22: 247 COVID+
7/15: 247

(have we flattened the curve?)

So, yeah, this is a marathon and not a sprint, yada, yada, yada, but there's clearly not rapid intensification taking place. Right?

#9News

It was only a few days ago when there was considerable worry about hospitalization numbers. Were we at the front end of a surge?

(Note stunning artwork in graph below)

BUT clearly the pace has slowed.

It's clear as day here.

Will this last? I sure hope so.

Is this just a blip? Sure could be

But, I'll take it.

NOTE: As of today, ZERO CO hospitals are anticipating an ICU bed shortage in the next week.

(Although one more is worried about a staff shortage)

Here's the deal

What's happening now is NOT indicative of what happened late last week (mask order)

Hospital data lags too much for there.

The bump DID come two weeks after 4th of July.

What's imp is that it's not building on itself. At least not now.

Does this have policy implications moving forward?

I would suggest, yes.

The modeling used late last week is now already out-of-date.

Does this mean we're good?

Heck no.

(lot of virus still floating around)