SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 447 on Saturday, with one death and another 31,000 reported vaccinations, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The average continuous number of seven positive days a day is now 406, according to the health department. The positive daily test rate for that period compared to the ‘people over people’ method is now 6.8%. The positive daily test rate, averaged over seven days, calculated using the “test over test” method is now 3.4%.
There are currently 132 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 44 in intensive care, state data show. About 65.4% of all hospital beds in Utah’s intensive care units have been occupied since Saturday, including about 69.3% of the intensive care beds in 16 state reference hospitals, according to the health department. About 52.8% of Utah’s non-ICU hospital beds are now occupied.
A total of 1,481,363 doses of the vaccine were administered in the state, up from 1,450,263 on Friday.
The only death reported on Saturday was a man from Utah County between the ages of 65-84. He died in the hospital.
Saturday’s total gives Utah 386,997 confirmed cases in total, with 15,593 total hospitalizations and 2,132 total deaths from the disease.