SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said on Sunday that there are 908 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and three deaths from the disease.
That brings Utah to 354,608 total confirmed cases and 1,736 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The deaths reported on Sunday included:
- A Tooele County man over 85 who was hospitalized when he died
- A man in Utah County between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized
- A woman from Weber County between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized
The number of vaccines administered rose by nearly 10,000 on Sunday to 413,937 in total. That includes just over 100,000 Utahns who have now received two doses of the vaccine.
About 161,000 of those total doses have been administered in Salt Lake County; about 66,000 were in Utah County, more than 45,000 in Davis County, and more than 31,000 in the Weber-Morgan health district.
There are currently 329 Utahns reportedly hospitalized for COVID-19. In the past week, Utah has an average of 1,143 reported cases per day and a positive test rate of 15.6%. That’s significantly lower than a month ago, when the moving average was 2,952 cases per day and the positive rate was 32.7%.
Sunday’s update comes as 11,595 more tests have been run, including 5,845 Utahns that had not been tested before. Of the total number of cases in Utah, it is estimated that about 31,116 of them are considered active and about 321,756 have been recovered.
No state news conference on the virus is scheduled for this weekend, but state leaders will provide their regular update later this week. The conference usually takes place on Thursdays.
Last week
- SaturdayHealth Service: 1,211 more COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in Saturday report
- Friday: 1,216 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Friday in Utah
- Thursday: Gov. Cox: Utahns 65 and older may receive the COVID-19 vaccine in March; 1,273 new cases, 14 deaths reported Thursday
- Wednesday: 1,591 more COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported Wednesday in Utah
- Tuesday: 1,201 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Tuesday in Utah
- Monday: 584 more COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported Monday in Utah
Methodology:
The test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results will be reported to the health department immediately upon confirmation, but negative test results may not be reported until 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 the Utah outbreak began, including those 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 hospitals in Utah that can provide the best COVID-19 healthcare.
Deaths reported by the state usually occurred two to seven days before they were reported, according to the health department. Some deaths can be even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but died in another state.
The health department reports both confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19 according to the case definition set forth by the Council of State and territorial epidemiologists. Death rates are subject to change as the investigation of the case is completed.
For deaths reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they had not had COVID-19, according to the health department.
The data in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. Visit your local health district website for more localized information.
More information about Utah’s health guidelines is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. To learn more about how the Utah Department of Health collects 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.