SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases increased by 584 on Monday, with three more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
That marks the lowest single-day new COVID-19 case total since September. It’s the second time in the new year Utah has reported under 1,000 cases, along with 859 new cases reported on January 25.
The health department estimates there are now 37,692 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. Monday’s rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is 1,425, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day 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 shows. About 80% of all intensive care unit beds in Utah hospitals are occupied Monday, including about 82% of ICU beds in the state’s 16 referral hospitals. About 54% of all Utah hospital beds are occupied, according to the health department.
A total of 311,785 vaccines have been administered in the state, up from 310,692 Sunday. Of those, 63,711 are second doses of the vaccine.
Monday’s new numbers indicate a 0.2% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 2,028,163 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 17.1% have tested positive for the disease. The total number of tests conducted increased by 4,818 as of Monday, and 3,516 of those were tests of people who had not previously been tested for COVID-19, according to the health department.
The three deaths reported Monday include:
- A Box Elder County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Utah County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
Monday’s totals give Utah 347,208 total confirmed cases, with 13,515 total hospitalizations and 1,668 total deaths from the disease. A total of 307,848 Utah COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered, state data shows.
There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Monday. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is scheduled to provide a pandemic update at 11 a.m. Thursday, 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 they are confirmed, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported by the Utah Department of Health each day includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah’s outbreak began, 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 has not died.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals with the capability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
Deaths reported by the state typically occurred two to seven days prior to when they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths may be from even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The health department reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths per the case definition outlined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death counts are subject to 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.
Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district’s website.
More information about Utah’s health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
Information is 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