SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 2,302 on Tuesday, with 12 more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The health department now estimates there are 56,961 active cases of the disease in Utah. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 2,478, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 23.7%.
Also Tuesday, Salt Lake County surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic — just the 17th county in the nation to cross that threshold, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Tuesday’s numbers indicate a 0.9% increase in positive cases statewide since Monday. Of the 1,657,278 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 15.4% have tested positive for the disease. A total of 8,360 new people were tested for COVID-19 as of Tuesday, and 14,486 more tests were conducted, state data shows.
There are 544 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, state data shows. Of those, 202 are occupying intensive care unit beds across the state. About 89% of all ICU beds in the state are occupied as of Tuesday, with about 91% occupancy in Utah’s 16 referral hospitals. About 48% of non-ICU hospital beds are occupied in Utah as of Tuesday.
The health department reported 8,518 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Utah as of Tuesday, up from 6,519 on Monday. A total of 25,000 vaccine doses have been shipped to Utah so far, state data shows, though health officials say there is a reporting lag of up to seven days from when doses are shipped to Utah, administered to patients, and then reported to the health department.
The health department will start reporting how many total people have been vaccinated in Utah once people start receiving their second doses of the vaccine.
The 12 deaths reported Tuesday were:
- A Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Utah County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
- Two Salt Lake County men who were between the ages of 45 and 64 and were hospitalized when they died
- A Washington County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was not hospitalized when she died
- A Box Elder County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was not hospitalized when she died
- A Utah County woman who was over the age of 85 and was hospitalized when she died
- A Utah County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Washington County woman who was over the age of 85 and was not hospitalized when she died
- A Uintah County woman who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was not hospitalized when she died
Tuesday’s totals give Utah 255,085 total confirmed cases, with 10,218 total hospitalizations and 1,173 total deaths from the disease since the pandemic began. A total of 196,951 Utah COVID-19 cases are now estimated to be recovered, state data shows.
There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for this week.
Methodology:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after they are confirmed, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported by the Utah Department of Health each day includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah’s outbreak began, including those who are currently infected, those who have recovered from the disease, and those who have died.
Recovered cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and has not died.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals with the capability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
Deaths reported by the state typically occurred two to seven days prior to when they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths may be from even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The health department reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths per the case definition outlined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death counts are subject to change as case investigations are completed.
For deaths that are reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district’s website.
More information about Utah’s health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts and scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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