SALT LAKE CITY – The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Utah rose 1,211 on Saturday, with five more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The department also reported another 21,204 vaccines administered for a total of 404,085 doses administered to date. Of these, 99,160 were the second dose.
In the last week, Utah has an average of 1,183 reported COVID-19 cases per day and a positive test rate of 16.2%. The health department says there are currently 335 coroners hospitalized for coronavirus, including 123 in intensive care.
The number of COVID-19 tests performed in Utah increased by 23,522 on Friday; 8,264 were in people who had not been previously tested.
Overall, Utah has now reported 353,700 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,733 deaths from the disease. The five deaths reported on Saturday include:
- A 85-year-old woman from Millard County who was not hospitalized when she died
- A woman from Salt Lake County over the age of 85 who was not hospitalized
- A woman from Tooele County between the ages of 45 and 64, who was a resident of a long-term care institution
- A man in Uintah County between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when he died
- A man from Weber County, aged between 65 and 84, who was hospitalized
There is no coronavirus press conference scheduled for the weekend. Spencer Cox, the governor of Utah, on Thursday discussed the latest developments at the state level.
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.