SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s COVID-19 cases rose 584 on Monday, with three more dead, according to the Utah Department of Health.
This is the lowest new COVID-19 case in one day since September. This is the second time in the new year that Utah has reported fewer than 1,000 cases, along with 859 new cases reported on January 25th.
The Department of Health estimates that there are now 37,692 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. According to the Department of Health, the average seven-day average number of positive cases per day is 1,425 per day. The positive test rate per day for that period is now 16.7%.
There are 402 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 129 in intensive care. About 80% of all beds for intensive care units in Utah hospitals were occupied Monday, including 82% of ICU beds in the 16 referral hospitals in the state. About 54% of all hospital beds in Utah are occupied, according to the Department of Health.
A total of 311,785 vaccines were administered in the state, compared to 310,692 Sunday. Of these, 63,711 are second doses of the vaccine.
Monday’s new figures point to a 0.2% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 2,028,163 people tested so far for COVID-19 in Utah, 17.1% tested positive for the disease. The total number of tests performed increased by 4,818 as of Monday, of which 3,516 were tests of people not previously tested for COVID-19.
The three deaths reported on Monday include:
- A Box Elder County man who was between 45 and 64 years old and a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man who was between 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Utah County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
The total Monday’s total confirmed cases in Utah are 347,208, with 13,515 total hospitalizations and 1,668 total deaths due to the disease. A total of 307,848 Utah COVID-19 cases are now considered recovery, according to state data.
There is no COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Monday. The Utah government, Spencer Cox, will deliver an update on the pandemic on Thursday at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Methods:
Test results now contain data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after confirmation, but negative test results may not be reported 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported each day by the Utah Department of Health includes all cases of COVID-19 since the outbreak of Utah, including those currently infected, those recovering from the disease, and those who have died.
Recovered cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and did not die.
Reference hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals that can provide the best COVID-19 health care.
According to the Department of Health, deaths usually occurred two to seven days before they were reported. Some deaths can come back even further, especially if the person is from Utah but died in another state.
The Department of Health reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths as defined by the case set forth by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death rates could change as case investigations are completed.
For deaths reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they had not had COVID-19, according to the Department of Health.
Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. Visit the website of your local health district for more localized data.
More information on Utah’s health education levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
Information comes 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 browse to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
Jacob Klopfenstein