COVID Updates
Jefferson County is now updating these numbers ONCE A WEEK, on MONDAY, so I will post the new stats each TUESDAY.
Jefferson County Case Summary:
Cases in Jeffco – June 15th: 48,521 | June 21st: 48,686 (+165)
Deaths in Jeffco – June 15th: 844 | June 21st: 847 (+3)
Currently Hospitalized in Jeffco – June 15th: 36 | June 21st: 24 (-12)
Recovered – June 15th: 47,421 | June 21st: 47,567 (+146)
Known Cases in Golden – June 15th: 2016 | June 21st: 2011 (-5) *
* when the number of cases goes down, it’s generally because the diagnosis was changed to something other than COVID.
COVID Vaccine Appointments
State of Colorado: Where You Can Get Vaccinated
Jeffco Public Health Vaccine Call Center: 303-239-7000
State Vaccine Hotline: 1-877-268-2926.
Golden Testing Sites
Mines COVID Testing | Jeffco Fairgrounds COVID Testing
More Public Health References
Sign up for exposure notifications | CDC | Colorado | Jefferson County | City of Golden
Virtual Events
9AM Silver Sneakers Classic
9AM Accelerate Your Career – LinkedIn: A Great Job Search Tool
10:15AM Toddler Time with the Library
1:30PM Triad – Senior Safety
6PM Introduction to Bird Hiking
6PM South Table Mountain Park Access Point and Rimrock Drive Improvement Public Meeting
Real World Events
8AM Coffee Connections @ Golden Hotel
4PM Prime Tuesday @ Buffalo Rose
5PM Golden Living Launch Party @ Buffalo Rose
7PM Golden Anti-Racism Collective General Meeting @ Tributary Food Hall
Golden History Moment
I began posting COVID stats in April of 2020. At that time, Jefferson County was posting new stats seven days a week. They later went to posting Monday through Friday. The rate of new cases has now slowed enough that the County has shifted to posting once a week.
I thought this would be a good time to show the cases, specifically in Golden, over the past year. That dip in June of 2020 happened when the County changed the definition of “Golden.” Initially, they were including every Golden mailing address, which includes many residents in the mountains, Pleasant View, and other unincorporated Jeffco addresses. In June, they refined the results by town or neighborhood, so they were able to report on the number of cases within the city limits of Golden.
Since I’m posting on the 22nd of the month, I looked backward and counted new cases from the 22nd of each month to the 22nd of the next. When there were no new stat on the 22nd (for instance, when it fell on the weekend), I looked at the closest date.
Here’s an overview of what was happening in Golden last June:
On June 1st of last year, there had been 2,636 cases of Coronavirus in Jefferson County, and 172 deaths.
We were all trying to figure out how to operate through a pandemic. The playgrounds re-opened at the beginning of June, as did Foothills Art Center.
City Council was trying to decide how to handle the public health crisis. Should they require masks, or was it enough to recommend them? Would it hurt our businesses or help them to have a mask mandate? Should we try to minimize the crowds who visit the creek?
Emotions were running high in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and people wanted to attend a vigil in Parfet Park. Should the City make any effort to stop it, since we weren’t supposed to have large gatherings? (We didn’t, and people did make some effort to preserve social distance.)
Golden businesses were trying to stay afloat amid mask uncertainties, social distancing guidelines, and general fear of leaving the house. The City tried closing Washington Avenue to help attract customers, but decided it didn’t make a significant difference.
The History Museum and Quilt Museum both began offering free online lectures. Foothills Art Center offered painting classes by Zoom.
