Daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations continue to decline in Utah

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The trend of positive tests is 1,464 per day, which is slightly lower than just a week ago.

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| January 31, 2021, 8:10 p.m.

| Updated: 9:53 p.m.

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The seven-day daily average of daily COVID-19 cases continues to decline.

The Utah Department of Health reported on Sunday that the trend of positive tests is 1,464 per day. This number is slightly lower than just a week ago, when the seven-day average of positive cases was 1,794. In the previous week, there were 2,548.

Another positive trend is the number of coronavirus cases that the UDOH considers “unrecovered” in the last two weeks. At the beginning of the year, the number of unrecovered cases was about 50,000. But in the last two days, it has been less than 40,000.

This trend, along with the continuous seven-day average of daily cases, indicates that Utah sees fewer people with COVID-19.

In Salt Lake County, the seven-day average of daily cases was 491.14. It is for the first time since October 14 when the rolling average fell below 500 in the county.

Here’s a closer look at the numbers reported on Sunday:

Vaccinations reported in previous / total day vaccinations 10,176 / 310,692.

Cases reported the other day • 1,194.

Deaths reported last day • Two.

The two people reported to have died from COVID-19 were an 85-year-old Iron Country woman and a 45- to 64-year-old Weber County man.

Hospitalizations reported last day • 41. It dropped 17 on Saturday. Of the 413 people currently hospitalized, 131 are in intensive care units – eight fewer than on Saturday.

While general hospitalizations have decreased, the number of people hospitalized because they may have COVID-19 has increased. UDOH reported that as of Sunday, 106 people who have COVID symptoms but have not tested positive are currently hospitalized. That has risen from 92 on Saturday.

Tests reported the other day • 6,472.

Percentage of positive tests • 18.4%. This is higher than the seven-day average of 16.9%.

Totals so far • 346,624 cases; 1,665 deaths; 13,468 hospitalizations; 2,024,647 tests.

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