SALT LAKE CITY – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Utah increased by 1,211 on Saturday, with five more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The department also reported 21,204 more vaccines administered for a total of 404,085 doses given so far. Of these, 99,160 were second doses.
Over the past week, Utah reported an average of 1,183 COVID-19 cases per day and a positive test rate of 16.2%. The health department says there are currently 335 Utahns being admitted to the hospital due to the coronavirus, including 123 in intensive care.
The number of COVID-19 tests done in Utah has increased by 23,522 since Friday; 8,264 were on people who had not been tested before.
Overall, Utah now has 353,700 total COVID-19 cases and 1,733 deaths due to the disease. The five deaths reported on Saturday include:
- A Millard County woman over the age of 85 who was not admitted to hospital when she died
- A Salt Lake County woman over the age of 85 who has not been hospitalized
- A Tooele County woman between the ages of 45 and 64 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Uintah County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Weber County man, aged 65 to 84, admitted to hospital
There is no coronavirus news conference scheduled for this weekend. Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, discussed the latest developments across the country in a conference on Thursday.
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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 number of deaths is subject to 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.