Total cases tick up to 24,269; just one death recorded in past 24 hours

For the first time since late March, Colorado recorded just a single death among people with coronavirus in a 24-hour period.

The number of known deaths among people with COVID-19 ticked up to 1,333 on Monday, up from the 1,332 deaths recorded Sunday, the latest state data show. The last time the state recorded a single death in a 24-hour period was March 23 — only a few weeks into the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout April and May, the number of deaths almost always increased by double digits each day.

The total number of new cases reported in Monday’s data also dropped significantly compared to the previous weeks.

The total number of positive cases in Colorado rose to 24,269 on Monday, up 95 from the day before, data released Monday by the state health department show. The number of new cases is relatively small compared to the daily increases of hundreds seen throughout April and May. The last time the state recorded fewer than 100 new cases in a 24-hour period was March 20.

The relatively small increase in cases comes even as testing ramps up across the state. The number of people tested for COVID-19 grew Monday to 153,683 — an addition of 3,375 tests since Sunday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data recorded 15,342 new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. since Sunday, bringing the total number to more than 1.6 million.

As many paused on Memorial Day to remember lives lost during military service, the country recorded 620 more coronavirus deaths since the previous day.