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SALT LAKE CITY — In its daily update of COVID-19 cases in the state, the Utah Department of Health revealed 104 new positive tests and one additional death.
That brings the total to 2,206 cases and 18 deaths in Utah since the pandemic began.
The health departments reports 1,784 new tests were conducted.
Salt Lake County, which claims just under half of the state's total COVID-19 cases, reported 60 new positive tests for a total of 1,071. The Salt Lake County Health Department recently unveiled more granular data on its COVID-19 cases, revealing the hardest-hit zip codes and demographics as well as the most common virus symptoms.
Though Salt Lake County residents age 20 to 29 report the highest rate of coronavirus infections, they are hospitalized at a far lower rate than the those over 40, the data shows.
Downtown Salt Lake City and the neighborhoods to the west have been among the most impacted.
At least 42,546 Utahns have now been tested for COVID-19, with 190 hospitalized. The health department has not released data on how many Utahns have recovered from COVID-19 or been discharged from the hospital.
In hard-hit Summit County, there are now 300 total cases of COVID-19. Utah County is close behind with 295 cases, Davis County has 193, and Wasatch County has 98.
The Southeast Utah and TriCounty health districts are the only ones in Utah not reporting any hospitalizations due to the pandemic.
According to Salt Lake County data, three-quarters of those positive for COVID-19 reported having a cough; fever, muscle aches and headaches were other common symptoms reported, while just under half of respondents said they had chills or shortness of breath.
Loss of taste, which Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tweeted was among his symptoms, was reported in 35% of Salt Lake County cases, while loss of smell was just behind at 31%.
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