Colorado epidemiologists said Wednesday afternoon that they're not seeing a big increase in COVID-19 cases like other states have since Colorado transitioned to its "safer-at-home phase," opening restaurants, gyms and other businesses.

"We’re really at a place that's a bit tenuous," said state epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy. "We’ve been fortunate here in Colorado to suppress this virus and have low levels of transmission. There are a number of our neighboring states experiencing increases."

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The state’s R-naught value, which is the average number of people infected by a single case of COVID-19, has gotten closer to 1 over the last few weeks, Herlihy said. If that number increases then Colorado could potentially see an increase in transmission of the virus.

Coloradans should still wear face masks and practice social distancing to ensure the state doesn't see a spike, Polis said.

"All of our gains could be reversed very quickly if we're not careful," he said. "Really the best advice is, as you're interacting with people, whether they're neighbors, friends, or you're going to the store, just act as if everybody might have coronavirus."

The governor also also encouraged people to limit the number of people they're close to during Fourth of July celebrations and avoid attending large gatherings.

"We don't want this to be the type of setback that Memorial Day was in Florida," he said. "For this Fourth of July, stay with your immediate family."