Utah reports nearly 600 new cases of COVID-19

The number of Utahns fully vaccinated is nearly 820,000, with three more deaths.

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The number of new cases of COVID-19 reported in Utah last day rose to nearly 600 on Wednesday. The 590 new cases were the most in one day since April 6, when 611 were reported.

The number of Utahns fully vaccinated against the coronavirus reached nearly 820,000. That’s about 36% of eligible Utahns ages 16 and older, based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 U.S. population estimates.

But the state also reported three more deaths from COVID-19.

Vaccine Doses Administered Over the Last Day / Total Doses Administered • 34,472 / 1,950,894.

Utahns fully vaccinated • 819,683.

Cases reported in the past day • 590.

Deaths reported in the past day • Three: a man between the ages of 65 and 84 in Davis County; a woman of the same age group in Iron County; and a woman aged 25 to 44 in Utah County.

Tests reported in the past day • 4,057 people were first tested. A total of 15,496 people were tested.

Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 146. There are eight from Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 58 are in intensive care units – two more than on Tuesday.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 14.5%. That’s more than double the seven-day average of 6.2%.

The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same person. Wednesday’s rate was 3.8%, higher than the seven-day average of 3.0%.

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

Totals so far • 393,862 cases; 2,177 dead; 15,981 hospital admissions; 2,505,996 people tested.