Utah reports nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths

After a low of nine months, the number of new cases returns to plateau.

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The number of new COVID-19 cases increased again Tuesday, more than doubling after a nine-month low of 221 was reported in Utah on Monday. Meanwhile, more than twice as many tests have been done.

After no new coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Monday, the death toll rose to five on Tuesday.

Vaccine doses administered in the past day / total doses administered • 16,373 / 1,027,073.

Utahns fully vaccinated • 372,564.

Cases reported in the past day • 481.

Deaths reported in the past day • Five.

Washington County reported two deaths: a man between the ages of 65 and 84, and a man aged 85 or older.

Three counties each reported one death: a woman aged 65 to 84 in Salt Lake County, a woman in the same age group in Utah County, and an 85-year-old man in Summit County;

Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 171. It’s from Monday seven. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units – four less than Monday.

Tests reported in the past day • 5,476 people were tested for the first time. A total of 15,610 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 8.8%. This is slightly higher than the seven-day average of 8.3%.

His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Monday’s rate is now at 3.1%, lower than the seven-day average of 4.1%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Total to date • 379 081 sake; 2,032 deaths; 15 167 hospitalizations; 2,298,572 people were tested.