SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 300 on Tuesday, with four more deaths and 28,314 reported vaccinations, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The Department of Health estimates that there are 9,057 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The average continuous number of seven positive days a day is now 387, according to the health department. The positive daily test rate for that time period calculated using the “people over people” method is now 7.1%. The positive daily test rate for that period calculated using the “test over test” method is now 3.4%.
There are 130 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 48 in intensive care, state data show. About 65% of intensive care unit hospital beds are now occupied in Utah, including 69% of ICU beds in 16 state reference hospitals, state data show. About 47 percent of Utah’s non-UTI hospital beds are now occupied, according to the health department.
A total of 1,526,353 vaccines were administered in the state, increasing from 1,498,039 months. A total of 994,402 Utahns received at least one dose of vaccine, while 579,627 were fully vaccinated. A total of 1,734,950 doses of vaccine, including prime and booster doses, have been shipped to Utah so far.
The new figures show a 0.1% increase in positive cases on Monday. Of the 2,417,211 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah to date, 16.1% tested positive for COVID-19. The number of tests performed since the beginning of the pandemic is now at 4,305,397, up 10,662 months. Of these, 4,018 were tests in individuals who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The four deaths reported on Tuesday were:
- A woman from Salt Lake County, who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when she died
- A man from Tooele County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Utah County, who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Weber County who was between 45 and 64 years old and was hospitalized when he died
Tuesday’s total gives Utah 387,814 confirmed cases in total, with 15,656 total hospitalizations and 2,137 total deaths from the disease. An estimated 376,620 cases in Utah COVID-19 are now considered recovered, according to the health department.
A COVID-19 press conference has not yet been scheduled for this week.
Utah’s “endgame” pandemic bill, officially known as House Bill 294, requires that all state and local health orders related to COVID-19 end on the day Utah reaches the threshold in three key values: the rate of cases of 14 days of the state is less than 191 per 100,000 people, the seven-day average use of the COVID-19 intensive care unit is below 15%, and 1,633,000 prime doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been allocated in Utah.
As of Tuesday, Utah is meeting the threshold in the first two measurements. The 14-day case rate is reported at 176.7, and the average use of the COVID-19 ICU in the last seven days is approximately 9.3%. As of last week, Utah has received only 920,515 doses of raw vaccine.
The first doses refer to the first dose of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and the only dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The allocation of the first dose is updated only once a week, and the allocation is expected to reach the threshold of 1,633,000 by the second or third week of May, according to health officials.
