SALT LAKE CITY – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Utah increased by 1,211 on Saturday, with five more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The department also reported an additional 21,204 vaccines administered for a total of 404,085 doses administered so far. Of these, 99,160 were secondary doses.
Over the past week, Utah had an average of 1,183 COVID-19 cases reported 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 carried out in Utah has increased by 23,522 since Friday; 8,264 were in people who had not been tested previously.
Overall, Utah has reported 353,700 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,733 deaths from the disease. The five deaths reported on 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 from Tooele County between the ages of 45 and 64 who was a resident of a long-term care institution
- A man from Uintah County between 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A 65-to-84-year-old man from Weber County who was hospitalized
There is no press conference on the coronavirus scheduled for the weekend. Utah Governor Spencer Cox discussed the latest developments across the state at a conference on Thursday.
Methodology:
The test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive results from the COVID-19 test are reported to the health department immediately after they are confirmed, but negative test results can take 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 beginning of the Utah outbreak, including those who are infected, those who have recovered from the disease and those who have died.
Recovered cases are defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and has not died.
Referral hospitals are Utah’s 16 hospitals capable of providing the best COVID-19 healthcare.
Deaths reported by the state typically occurred two to seven days before they were reported, according to the health department. Some deaths can be even older, especially if the person is from Utah, but died in another state.
The health department reports deaths from confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases according to the case definition outlined by the State Council and Territorial Epidemiologists. Death counts are subject to change as case investigations are completed.
For deaths reported as deaths from COVID-19, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
The data included in this story mainly reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district’s website.
More information about Utah’s health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
The information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles 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.