SALT LAKE CITY – According to the Utah Department of Health, COVID-19 cases in Utah rose by 1,216 on Friday, with 17 more deaths.
Twelve of the deaths reported Friday occurred before Jan. 15, but were still under investigation by the medical examiner’s office in Utah, the health department said.
The moving seven-day average number of positive cases per day now stands at 1,222, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that period is now 16.3%.
There are currently 349 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Utah, state data shows. A total of 382,881 vaccines have been administered in the state, up from 362,701 Thursday.
Friday’s totals give Utah 352,489 confirmed cases, with 13,755 total hospitalizations and 1,728 total deaths from the disease.
Utah government Spencer Cox gave a COVID-19 pandemic update at a news conference on Thursday.
This story is being updated.
Methodology:
The test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after being 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 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, the health department said. 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 on Utah 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. For more information on 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.