SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 1,201 on Tuesday, with another 17 deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
Six of those deaths occurred before January 13, but were still being investigated by the state doctor’s office, according to the health department.
The Department of Health estimates that there are now 36,747 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. According to the health department, the average number of positive cases per day for seven days is now 1,394. The positive daily test rate for that time period is now 16.6%.
There are 396 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 130 in intensive care, state data show. About 76 percent of all intensive care unit beds have been occupied in Utah since Tuesday, including about 79 percent of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 52% of non-ICU hospital beds are occupied, according to the health department.
A total of 325,457 vaccines were administered in the state, increasing from 311,785 months.
The new figures indicate a 0.3% increase in positive cases on Monday. Of the 2,035,662 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 17.1% tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of tests performed increased by 14,840, and 7,499 of these were tests in individuals who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The deaths reported on Tuesday were:
- A woman from Davis County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when she died
- A woman in Salt Lake County who was over 85 and living in a long-term care facility
- A woman from Salt Lake County, who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when she died
- Two women in Utah County who were over 85 years old and were residents of long-term care facilities
- A woman from Washington County who was between 45 and 64 years old and who lived in a long-term care facility
- Two women from Washington County who are over 85 years old and have been residents of long-term care facilities
- A woman from Weber County, aged between 65 and 84, who lived in a long-term care facility
- A man from Cache County was over 85 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Salt Lake County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when he died
- A man from Salt Lake County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care institution
- Two men from Salt Lake County who were between 35 and 44 years old and were hospitalized when they died
- A man from Salt Lake County who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Salt Lake County who was over 85 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Salt Lake County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
Tuesday’s total gives Utah 348,409 confirmed cases in total, with 13,576 total hospitalizations and 1,685 total deaths from the disease. An estimated 309,977 COVID-19 cases in Utah are now considered recovered, according to the health department.
Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, is scheduled to provide an update on the pandemic on Thursday at 11 a.m., according to the governor’s office.
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 cannot 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 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.
Jacob Klopfenstein