SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 338 on Monday, with another death reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
This marks the lowest number of new cases in a single day since September 9, when Utah reported 314 new cases.
There are currently an estimated 20,255 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. According to the health department, the average number of positive seven-day positive cases is now 760. The positive daily test rate for that period compared to the ‘people over people’ method is now 13.3%. The positive test rate per day, an average of seven days calculated using the “test over test” method, is now 6%.
There are 237 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 99 in intensive care, state data show. About 70 percent of all beds in intensive care units in Utah are now filled, including 73 percent of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals, according to the health department. About 49% of non-ICU hospital beds are now occupied in Utah.
A total of 611,910 vaccines were administered in the state, up from 607,557 on Sunday. Of these, 206,887 are the second dose of the vaccine, according to the health department.
The new figures indicate a 0.1% increase in positive cases on Sunday. Of the 2,166,505 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 16.9% tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of tests performed since the beginning of the pandemic is now 3,706,475, up from 5,931 on Sunday. Of these, 2,892 were tested in individuals who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The death reported on Monday was a woman from Wasatch County, who was between 45 and 64 years old and was a resident of a long-term care institution.
Monday’s total provides Utah with 367,073 confirmed cases in total, with 14,466 total hospitalizations and 1,853 total deaths from the disease. There are now 344,965 cases recovered by COVID-19 in Utah, state data show.
No COVID-19 press conference is scheduled for Monday. Utah officials usually provide updates at press conferences once a week on Wednesday or Thursday.
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 as 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 ‘people over people’ method for the average seven-day positive test rate is calculated by dividing the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 by the total number of people tested. The ‘test over test’ method is calculated by dividing the total number of positive tests by the total number of tests administered.
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.