SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 1,216 on Friday, with another 17 deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
Twelve of the deaths reported Friday occurred before Jan. 15, but were still being investigated by the Utah state doctor’s office, the health department said.
The state now estimates that there are 32,727 active cases of the disease in Utah. The average continuous number of seven positive days a day is now 1,222, according to the health department. The positive daily test rate for that period is now 16.3%.
There are 349 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 117 in intensive care, state data show. About 77 percent of Utah’s intensive care unit beds are filled Friday, including about 80 percent of the intensive care unit beds in 16 state-run hospitals. About 60% of non-ICU hospital beds are filled, according to state data.
A total of 382,881 vaccines were administered in the state, up from 362,701 on Thursday. Of these, 89,948 are the second dose of vaccine.
The new figures indicate a 0.3% increase in positive cases on Thursday. Of the 2,061,926 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah to date, 17.1% tested positive for the disease. The total number of tests performed increased by 14,075 since Friday, and 7,696 of these were tests in people who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The deaths reported on Friday were:
- A woman from Davis County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when she died
- Two women from Salt Lake County who are over 85 years old and have been residents of long-term care facilities
- A woman from Salt Lake County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was not hospitalized when she died
- A woman from Salt Lake County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care institution
- A woman from Salt Lake County who was between 45 and 64 years old and was not hospitalized when she died
- Two Utah County women over the age of 85 who were not hospitalized when they died
- A Utah woman who was between 65 and 84 years old and was not hospitalized when she died
- A woman from Weber County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when she died
- A man from Box Elder County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Cache County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when he died
- A man from Davis County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when he died
- A man from Morgan County, who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A Morgan County man over the age of 85 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A man from Salt Lake County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care institution
- A man from Washington County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
Friday’s total in Utah is 352,489 confirmed cases in total, with 13,755 hospitalizations in total and 1,728 deaths in total due to the disease. An estimated 318,034 cases of Utah COVID-19 are now considered recovered, according to the health department.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday offered an update on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 cases of COVID-19 since the onset of the outbreak in Utah, including those who are currently infected, those who have recovered 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 State Council and Territorial Epidemiologists. 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.