SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said on Sunday that there were 908 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and three deaths from the disease.
This brings Utah to 354,608 confirmed cases and 1,736 deaths since the pandemic began. Deaths reported on Sunday included:
- A man from Tooele County, over 85, was hospitalized when he died
- A Utah county man between 45 and 64 who was hospitalized
- Weber County woman aged 65 to 84 who was hospitalized
The number of vaccines administered jumped nearly 10,000 on Sunday to 413,937 in total. This includes just over 100,000 Utahns who have already received two doses of the vaccine.
About 161,000 of these global doses have been administered in Salt Lake County; about 66,000 were in Utah County, more than 45,000 in Davis County and more than 31,000 in the Weber-Morgan health district.
There are currently 329 Utahns hospitalized due to COVID-19. Last week, Utah had an average of 1,143 reported cases per day and a positive test rate of 15.6%. This is significantly lower compared to the previous month, when the moving average was 2,952 cases per day and the positive rate was 32.7%.
Sunday’s update comes when an additional 11,595 tests are conducted, including 5,845 Utahns that have not been tested before. Of the total Utah case count, it is estimated that about 31,116 of them are active and about 321,756 have been recovered.
There is no state news conference on the virus scheduled for the weekend, but state leaders will make their regular updates later this week. The conference usually takes place on Thursdays.
Last week
- Saturday: Department of Health: 1,211 more COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in Saturday report
- Friday: More 1,216 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Friday in Utah
- Thursday: Gov. Cox: Utahns 65 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine in March; 1,273 new cases, 14 deaths reported Thursday
- Wednesday: More 1,591 COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported on Wednesday in Utah
- Tuesday: More 1,201 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported on Tuesday in Utah
- Monday: 584 more COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported on Monday in Utah
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.