Utah reports 901 new cases of coronavirus on the third day in a row, down from 1,000

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The state reported 901 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

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| February 17, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

| Updated: 8:38 p.m.

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The Utah Department of Health reported 10 more deaths through COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,806 since the pandemic began.

Six of the deaths occurred before February 1. And one death reported Tuesday was ruled out after health officials determined the victim was not a Utah resident.

The UDOH also reported 901 new cases of coronavirus for the third day in a row, with less than 1,000.

Vaccinations reported in previous / total day vaccinations 18,083 / 551,068.

Number of Utahns who received two doses • 173,925.

Cases reported the other day • 901.

Deaths reported last day • 10.

Salt Lake County reported three deaths – a 45-64-year-old woman, an 85-year-old man and an 85-year-old woman.

There were two deaths in Davis County – both men over 85.

And there have been two deaths in Washington County – a man and a woman, both over 85 years old.

Three counties each reported one death each – a 65-84 woman in Cache County, a 65-84 man in Carbon County and a 65-84 man in Utah County.

Hospitalizations reported last day • 263. It dropped nine on Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 99 are in intensive care units – seven fewer than on Tuesday.

Tests reported the other day • 7,063 people were tested for the first time. A total of 20,286 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the initial state method, the rate is 12.8%. This is lower than the seven-day average of 13.5%.

His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Today’s rate is now 4.4%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.13%.

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

Totals so far • 363,248 cases; 1,806 deaths; 14,294 hospitalizations; 2,136,588 people tested.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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