SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said Saturday there are 2,613 new cases confirmed with COVID-19 in the state, and another nine Utahs have died from the disease.
That brings Utah to 303,723 total confirmed cases and 1,390 deaths since the pandemic began.
The department said the current positive test rate of seven days is 32.6% and the state has an average of 3,147 new cases per day during the period.
There are currently 535 Utahns admitted to the hospital due to COVID-19, including 181 in intensive care, contributing to a nationwide ICU use of more than 90%.
According to the Department of Health, 99,612 vaccine doses have been administered across the state, more than 10,000 more than reported Friday. The vaccines require two doses for maximum effectiveness.
In an email, the Department of Health said the nine deaths of Utahns include the following:
- A Davis County man between 65 and 84 who was admitted to hospital when he died
- Two men in Salt Lake County between the ages of 45 and 64 who were hospitalized when they died
- A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County man over the age of 85 who was not admitted to the hospital when he died
- A Salt Lake County man over the age of 85 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Uintah County man over the age of 85 who was not admitted to the hospital when he died
- Two Weber County men between 65 and 84 who were hospitalized when they died
Men are now responsible for more than 62% of coronavirus-related deaths. Utahns older than 64 is responsible for 8% of the total number of cases in the state, but 77% of its deaths, and more than 13% of Utahns older than 84 who tested positive for COVID-19 died from it.
There is no coronavirus news conference of state leaders planned over the weekend, but the new government Spencer Cox led one of the state capitals on Friday. Cox said Utah’s school teachers will have access to the vaccine from Monday and outline a plan to speed up the distribution of vaccines, as well as a preliminary timeline for the next phases of vaccine access.
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 according to the definition of the case set out 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.
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Graham Dudley