COLORADO SPRINGS – Health officials in Colorado have reported the state surpassed 4,000 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday.
Data from the state Department of Health revealed 4,156 residents have died from COVID-19, with 3,230 deaths directly attributed to the virus, The Gazette reported Wednesday.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eric France said the state’s seven-day average of newly confirmed cases dropped, and hospitalizations “seem to be coming down.” But deaths “continue to remain high,” and are not expected to decline for about a week.
France also said that despite the recent milestone, the state is expecting fewer COVID-19 deaths in the future. He said the state is now estimating between 5,000 and 6,000 deaths, down from about 7,000 previously expected before the Thanksgiving holiday.
