SALT LAKE CITY – In its daily update of COVID-19 statistics in Utah, the state Department of Health on Sunday reported 1516 new positive tests and another 13 deaths due to the disease.
Four of the deaths occurred before the new year, officials said, but are still being investigated. Overall, this brings the state to 336,405 confirmed cases and 1,595 deaths since the pandemic began.
Currently, 461 Utahns are hospitalized due to COVID-19, including 182 in intensive care. The number Sunday was 14,575 more test results, and 7,331 Utahns were tested for the virus for the first time.
Over the past week, the state has averaged 1,794 new reported cases per day and a positive test rate of 19.4%.
According to the Department of Health, 6,073 more vaccines have been administered since yesterday’s report, bringing the total to 228,348 so far. More than 28,000 Utahns received a second dose of the vaccine.
The deaths reported on Sunday include:
- A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County woman between the ages of 65 and 84, who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man over 85 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 45 and 64 not hospitalized when he died
- A Uintah County man between the ages of 65 and 84 not hospitalized
- A Utah County man between the ages of 25 and 44 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- Three Utah County men between 65 and 84 hospitalized
- A Utah County woman over 85 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A woman from Washington County between the ages of 65 and 84, who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Washington County woman over 85 not hospitalized
- A Weber County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 not hospitalized
Collectively, Salt Lake and Utah counties are now responsible for 62% of the reported cases of the state and 58% of the deaths.
There is no coronavirus news conference of state leaders scheduled for Sunday. Government Spencer Cox and health officials will update the public at a conference later this week; it usually occurs on Thursdays.
Last week
- Saturday: Cox Government says more vaccines should not be like ‘Hunger Games’; 1,771 more COVID cases were reported on Saturday
- Friday: 2,649 more COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths reported in Utah Friday
- Thursday: Utah uses almost all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as a state. 2,089 new cases, 30 deaths
- Wednesday: Another 2,159 cases of COVID-19, ten deaths were reported in Utah on Wednesday
- Tuesday: 1 302 more COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths reported in Utah on Tuesday
- Monday: 1,082 new COVID cases reported Monday while Utah has 1,500 deaths during pandemic
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.
Graham Dudley