SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said Sunday there were 908 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and three deaths due to the disease.
That brings Utah to 354,608 total confirmed cases and 1,736 deaths since the pandemic began. The deaths reported on Sunday include:
- An 85-year-old man in Tooele County who was admitted to hospital when he died
- A Utah County man, aged 45 to 64, admitted to hospital
- A Weber County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 admitted to hospital
The number of vaccines administered rose nearly 10,000 to 413,937 on Sunday, including just over 100,000 Utahns who have now received two doses of the vaccine.
About 161,000 of the total doses were 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 admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19. Last week, Utah averaged 1,143 cases per day and a positive test rate of 15.6%. This is significantly lower than a month ago, when the moving average was 2,952 cases per day and the positive rate was 32.7%.
Sunday’s update comes as 11,595 more tests were conducted, including 5,845 Utahns that had not been tested before. Of the total number of cases in Utah, it is estimated that approximately 31,116 are active and approximately 321,756 have been recovered.
There is no state news conference on the virus planned for the weekend, but state leaders will give their regular updates later this week. The conference usually takes place on Thursdays.
Last week
- Saturday: Department of Health: another 1,211 cases of COVID-19, 5 deaths reported Saturday
- Friday: 1,216 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported in Utah on Friday
- Thursday: Cox Government: Utahns 65 and older may get COVID-19 vaccine in March; 1,273 new cases, 14 deaths were reported on Thursday
- Wednesday: 1591 more COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported in Utah on Wednesday
- Tuesday: 1201 more COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported in Utah on Tuesday
- Monday: 584 more COVID-19 cases, three deaths reported in Utah on Monday
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.
According to the Department of Health, as well as likely COVID-19 deaths are confirmed as defined 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 about 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.