SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said Sunday that there were 908 new cases confirmed by COVID-19 in the state and three deaths from the disease.
This brings Utah to 354,608 confirmed cases and 1,736 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. The deaths reported on Sunday included:
- A man over 85 years old from Tooele County who was hospitalized when he died
- A 45- to 64-year-old man from Utah County who was hospitalized
- A woman from Weber County, aged between 65 and 84, who was hospitalized
The number of vaccines administered increased almost 10,000 on Sunday to 413,937 in total. This includes just over 100,000 Utahns who have now received two doses of the vaccine.
Approximately 161,000 of these global doses were administered in Salt Lake County; about 66,000 were in Utah County, over 45,000 in Davis County and over 31,000 in Weber-Morgan Health District.
Currently, there are 329 Utahns hospitalized because of COVID-19. In the last week, Utah has an average of 1,143 cases reported per day and a positive test rate of 15.6%. It decreased significantly compared to a month ago, when the average turnover was 2,952 cases per day, and the positive rate was 32.7%.
Sunday’s update comes with 11,595 additional tests, including 5,845 Utahns that had not been tested before. Of the total number of cases in Utah, approximately 31,116 of these are estimated to be active and approximately 321,756 are recovered.
There is no state press conference on the virus scheduled for the weekend, but state leaders will update regularly during this week. The conference usually takes place on Thursdays.
Last week
- Saturday: Department of Health: 1,211 more COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in Saturday’s report
- Friday: Another 1,216 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Friday in Utah
- Thursday: Gov. Cox: Utahns 65 and over may receive COVID-19 vaccine in March; 1,273 new cases, 14 deaths reported on Thursday
- Wednesday: Another 1,591 COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported Wednesday in Utah
- Tuesday: Another 1,201 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths reported Tuesday in Utah
- months: Another 584 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported Monday in Utah
Methodology:
Test results now include 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 for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported daily by the Utah Department of Health includes all COVID-19 cases since the onset of the Utah outbreak, 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.
The referral hospitals are the 16 hospitals in Utah with the capacity to provide the best COVID-19 healthcare.
State-reported deaths usually occurred two to seven days before they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths may come from the back, especially if the person is from Utah but died in another state.
The Department of Health reports both confirmed and probable deaths in the COVID-19 case, as defined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiology. The number of deaths may change once the case investigations are completed.
For deaths that are reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
The data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit the local health district website.
More information on Utah health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
The 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 scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.