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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 146 from Sunday, with no new reported deaths, according to the Utah Department of Health.
Monday’s totals give Utah 7,384 total confirmed cases, with 595 total hospitalizations and 80 total deaths from the disease. Previously, there were 7,238 cases in the state.
The new numbers indicate a 2% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 174,022 tests conducted in Utah so far, 4.2% were positive for COVID-19. There were 3,270 tests conducted from Sunday to Monday, the health department said.
Nine more people were hospitalized since Sunday, and 98 people are currently hospitalized with the disease 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.
The health department now estimates that 4,183 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Utah. Anyone who was diagnosed with the disease three or more weeks ago and has not died is considered to be recovered.
There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Monday. The news briefings will now take place once a week on Wednesdays, according to Gov. Gary Herbert's office.
