Utah sees 164 new cases of COVID-19, 2 more deaths

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 164 from Thursday, with two new reported deaths, according to the Utah Department of Health.

One of the deaths was an older man between the ages of 18 and 59 who was from San Juan County, according to a news release from the health department. He was hospitalized at the time of his death.

The second person was a Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 60 and 84. She was a resident of a long-term care facility, health department officials said.

Friday’s totals give Utah 6,913 confirmed cases, with 566 total hospitalizations and 77 total deaths from the disease. Previously, there were 6,749 cases in the state.

The new numbers indicate a 2.4% increase in positive cases since Thursday. Of the 163,218 tests conducted in Utah so far, 4.2% were positive for COVID-19.

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.

Eight more people were hospitalized between Thursday and Friday, and the health department reports 102 people are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 in Utah.

A total of 3,719 people are estimated to have recovered from COVID-19 in Utah, according to health department data. Anyone who was diagnosed with the disease three or more weeks ago and has not died is considered recovered.

This week, the health department added more data to the state's coronavirus dashboard that reveal more details about COVID-19 deaths and outbreaks at long-term care facilities.

The data show a COVID-19 mortality rate of 1.1% in Utah. Nearly 95% of the 77 people who have died from the disease in Utah so far were considered to be at high risk for the disease, the health department reports.

About 53% of the 77 people were male and just under 47% were female. The median age of the people who died was 74. About 70% of the people who died were over 65 years of age, and about 77% had at least one pre-existing medical condition when they were diagnosed with COVID-19, according to the health department.

Nine long-term care facilities currently have active cases — five in Salt Lake County, three in Utah County, and one in Weber County, the health department reports.

Overall, 100 long-term care facilities, about a third of all such facilities in Utah, have been impacted by COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The outbreaks at 78 of them have been resolved.

A total of 184 residents of long-term care facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, and 31 have died. Another 151 health care workers at those facilities have tested positive, the health department reports.

There is not a Utah Department of Health COVID-19 news conference planned for Friday. The next news conference is expected Monday.