Utah is reporting nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 and an additional five deaths

After a nine-month low, the number of new cases is returning to the plateau.

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The number of new COVID-19 cases recovered on Tuesday, more than doubling after a nine-month low of 221 was reported in Utah on Monday. More than twice as many tests have been conducted in the meantime.

And, after reporting no new coronavirus-related deaths on Monday, the death toll rose by five on Tuesday.

Vaccine Doses Administered Over the Last Day / Total Doses Administered • 16,373 / 1,027,073.

Utahns fully vaccinated • 372,564.

Cases reported in the past day • 481

Deaths reported in the past day • Five.

Washington County reported two deaths: a man between the ages of 65 and 84 and a man 85 or older.

Three counties each reported one death: a woman aged 65 to 84 in Salt Lake County, a woman of the same age in Utah County, and a man aged 85 and older in Summit County;

Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 171. That’s seven more than Monday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units – four fewer than on Monday.

Tests reported in the past day • 5,476 people were tested for the first time. A total of 15,610 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 8.8%. That is slightly higher than the seven-day average of 8.3%.

The new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same person. Monday’s rate is now at 3.1%, lower than the seven-day average of 4.1%.

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

Totals so far • 379,081 cases; 2,032 dead; 15,167 hospital admissions; 2,298,572 people tested.