SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 560 on Tuesday, with 13 more deaths and 20,737 reported vaccinations, according to the Utah Department of Health.
Nine of the deaths occurred before Feb. 1, but were still being investigated by the Utah state doctor’s office, the health department said.
The state now estimates that there are 13,682 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. According to the health department, the average number of positive cases per day per day is 529. The positive daily test rate for that period compared to the “people over people” method is now 8.8%. The positive seven-day average test rate calculated using the ‘test-by-test’ method is now 4.2%.
There are currently 187 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 73 in intensive care, state data show. About 66% of all intensive care unit beds in Utah are now occupied, including approximately 67% of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 48% of all non-ICU hospital beds in Utah are now occupied, state data show.
A total of 878,487 vaccines were administered in the state, increasing from 857,750 months. A total of 573,525 Utahns have now received at least one dose of vaccine, while 319,127 are now fully vaccinated, according to the health department. A total of 1,070,975 doses of vaccine have been shipped to Utah so far.
The new figures show a 0.1% increase in positive cases on Monday. Of the 2,257,389 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah to date, 16.7% tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of tests performed since the beginning of the pandemic is now 3,934,278, up 16,450 from Monday, according to health officials. Of these, 6,185 were tested in individuals who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The 13 deaths reported on Tuesday were:
- A woman from Juab County, who was between 45 and 64 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 centers
- 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 Salt Lake County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was not hospitalized when he died
- A man from Salt Lake County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A boy from Salt Lake County, who was between 1 and 14 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Utah County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was not hospitalized when he died
- A man from Utah County who was over 85 years old and was not hospitalized when he died at the time of his death
- A man from Washington County who was between 65 and 84 years old and a resident of a long-term care institution
- A man in Washington County who was over 85 years old was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A man from Weber County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was a resident of a long-term care institution
- A woman from Weber County who was between 45 and 64 years old and a resident of a long-term care institution
Health officials said they had no further information about the boy’s death in Salt Lake County due to health privacy laws, but said “this is a tragic reminder that we need to remain vigilant about precautions.” in the field of public health ”.
Health department data show that fewer than five deaths have been reported among the 1-14 age group in Utah. Less than five deaths were also reported in the 0-1 age group, and only five deaths were reported in the 15-24 age group.
Tuesday’s total gives Utah 375,669 confirmed cases in total, with 14,956 total hospitalizations and 1,990 total deaths from the disease. A total of 359,997 cases in Utah COVID-19 are now considered recovered, according to state data.
Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, is scheduled to deliver a COVID-19 pandemic update at a news conference on Thursday at 11 a.m.
