SALT LAKE CITY – According to the Utah Department of Health, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Utah rose by 1,211 on Saturday, with another five deaths.
The department also reported 21,204 more vaccines administered to date for a total of 404,085 doses. Of these, 99,160 were second doses.
In the past week, Utah reported an average of 1,183 COVID-19 cases per day and a positive test rate of 16.2%. The health department says there are currently 335 Utahns hospitalized for the coronavirus, including 123 in intensive care.
The number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Utah has increased by 23,522 since Friday; 8,264 were on people who had not previously been tested.
In total, Utah has now reported 353,700 COVID-19 cases and 1,733 deaths from the disease. The five deaths reported Saturday include:
- A Millard County woman over 85 who was not hospitalized when she died
- A Salt Lake County woman over 85 who was not hospitalized
- A woman in Tooele County between the ages of 45 and 64 who lived in a long-term care facility
- A man in Uintah County aged 65 to 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Weber County aged 65 to 84 who was hospitalized
No press conference about the corona virus is scheduled this weekend. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox discussed the latest statewide developments at a conference on Thursday.
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.