After a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in November, new data shows that coronavirus spread appears to be slowing in El Paso County.
In the last 14 days, El Paso County's positivity rate dropped to around 9% after almost hitting nearly 15% in late November, according to county public health data.
From December 1 to January 3, 505 people were hospitalized in El Paso for COVID-19. That's 188 fewer people than the amount hospitalized in the same time frame in November.
The decline comes as the state shifted El Paso County to level orange today.
"There is a sense of light coming at the end of this tunnel. Right? We have the vaccine, we're seeing our numbers trend in the right direction," Dr. Robin Johnson with El Paso County Public Health said.