SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah increased by 549 on Friday, with five more deaths and 31,411 vaccinations, according to the Utah Department of Health.
According to the Department of Health, there are an estimated 14,586 active cases of the disease in Utah. According to the Department of Health, the average number of positive cases per day on seven days is now 543. The positive test rate per day for the period reported using the “people over people” method is now 9.8%. The positive test rate per day of seven days, calculated using the ‘test over test’ method, is now 4.6%.
There are 203 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 85 in intensive care. About 72% of all Utah intensive care unit beds are occupied, including 74% of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 55% of non-ICU hospital beds are occupied, according to the Department of Health.
A total of 816,934 vaccines were administered in the state, compared to 785,523 on Thursday. A total of 529,871 people received at least one dose of vaccine, while 291,003 were fully vaccinated, according to the Department of Health. A total of 990,790 vaccines have now been delivered in Utah.
The new numbers point to a 0.1% increase in positive cases since Thursday. Of the 2,236,642 people tested so far for COVID-19 in Utah, 16.7% tested positive for the disease or illness. The number of tests since the pandemic began is now at 3,884,886, an increase of 16,934 since Thursday. Of these, 6,601 were tests of people who had not been tested for COVID-19 before, according to the Department of Health.
The five deaths reported on Friday include:
- A man from Cache County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care facility
- A woman from Cache County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A woman in Utah County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Weber County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and a resident of a long-term care facility
One of the deaths reported on Friday occurred before February 12, but according to the health department, it was still being investigated by state medical investigators.
Friday’s total gives 373,868 confirmed cases in Utah, with 14,841 total hospitalizations and 1,970 total deaths due to the disease. A total of 357,312 cases in Utah COVID-19 are now considered recovery, according to data from the Department of Health.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox provided an update to COVID-19 at a Thursday news conference.