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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 138 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday and two new deaths, bringing the state's total to 3,069 positive cases since the pandemic began.
Previously, there were 2,931 cases reported in Utah.
The total number of cases reported by the health department includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah’s outbreak began, including those who are infected now, those who have recovered from the disease, and those who have died.
Health department spokesman Tom Hudachko said the deaths were both Salt Lake County residents over age 85 with underlying medical conditions. One was a man and one a woman, Hudachko said, and they were both living in a long-term care facility before being hospitalized.
The new numbers indicate a 4.7% increase in positive cases since Saturday. Of the 63,555 people tested in Utah so far, 4.8% tested positive for COVID-19.
The numbers represent an increase of 3,611 Utahns tested from Saturday's report.
Salt Lake County has had 1,615 total COVID-19 cases, the most in the state, but the county does not have the most infections per capita. That distinction belongs to Summit County, with 318 cases for a rate of 758.4 per 100,000 residents; Wasatch County has 333.9 cases per 100,000, San Juan County has 142.4 and Salt Lake County has 140.1.
Hudachko said 679 Utahns are considered recovered from COVID-19, meaning they were diagnosed at least three weeks ago and did not die of the disease.
