SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 584 on Monday, with three more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
This marks the lowest total number of COVID-19 cases in a single day in September. This is the second time in the new year that Utah has reported less than 1,000 cases, along with 859 new cases reported on January 25.
The Department of Health estimates that there are now 37,692 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The average number of positive cases per day on Monday, seven days, is 1,425, according to the health department. The positive daily test rate for that time period is now 16.7%.
There are 402 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, including 129 in intensive care, state data show. About 80 percent of all beds in intensive care units in Utah hospitals are occupied Monday, including about 82 percent of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 54 percent of all hospital beds in Utah are occupied, according to the health department.
A total of 311,785 vaccines were administered in the state, up from 310,692 on Sunday. Of these, 63,711 are the second dose of vaccine.
The new figures for Monday indicate a 0.2% increase in positive cases on Sunday. Of the 2,028,163 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah to date, 17.1% tested positive for the disease. The total number of tests performed increased by 4,818 since Monday, and 3,516 of them were tests in people who had not been previously tested for COVID-19, according to the health department.
The three deaths reported Monday include:
- A man from Box Elder County who was between 45 and 64 years old and a resident of a long-term care facility
- A man from Salt Lake County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Utah County, who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died
Monday’s total offers 347,208 confirmed cases in Utah, with 13,515 total hospitalizations and 1,668 total deaths from the disease. A total of 307,848 cases of Utah COVID-19 are now considered recovered, state data show.
There is no COVID-19 press conference scheduled for Monday. Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, is scheduled to deliver a pandemic update Thursday at 11 a.m., according to his 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