Utah reports 901 new cases of coronavirus, the third day in a row that number was below 1,000

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The state will report 901 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Jana Arnold, who disinfected her covid-19 vaccination workshop on Friday, didn’t have many adults taking the dumpsters she’d put on her table. Jordan School District employees were invited to West Hills Middle School on February 12, 2021 to receive their coronavirus vaccination.

February 17, 2021, 8:15 PM

Updated: 8:38 PM

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The Utah Department of Health reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,806 since the pandemic began.

Six of the deaths occurred before February 1. And the only death reported Tuesday was removed after health officials determined the victim was not a resident of Utah.

UDOH also reported 901 new cases of coronavirus, the third day in a row that the number is below 1,000.

Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 18,083 / 551,068.

Number of Utahns that have received two doses • 173,925.

Cases reported in the past day • 901.

Deaths reported in the past day • 10.

Salt Lake County reported three deaths: a woman aged 45-64, a man aged 85 and older, and a woman aged 85.

There were two deaths in Davis County – both men 85+.

And there were two deaths in Washington County – a man and a woman, both 85+.

Three counties each reported a single death: a woman 65-84 in Cache County, a man 65-84 in Carbon County, and a man 65-84 in Utah County.

Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 263. That is nine less than Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 99 are in intensive care – seven fewer than on Tuesday.

Tests reported in the past day • 7,063 people were first tested. A total of 20,286 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 12.8%. That is lower than the seven-day average of 13.5%.

The new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same person. The current rate is now at 4.4%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.13%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Totals so far • 363,248 cases; 1,806 dead; 14,294 hospital admissions; 2,136,588 people tested.

This story is under development and will be updated.

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