409 more COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths reported in Utah Monday

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 409 from Sunday, with four more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The health department now estimates there are 12,776 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The new numbers indicate a 1.2% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 469,404 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 7.4% were positive for COVID-19. The number of tests conducted, including PCR and antigen tests, increased by 6,582 since Sunday, according to the health department.

The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 611.7, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 9.8%.

As of Monday, 199 people are currently hospitalized with the disease. There are 105 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit, or ICU, beds across the state. Just under 54% of ICU beds are now occupied across the state, according to the health department. About 60% of non-ICU beds at Utah hospitals are occupied as of Monday.

Monday's totals give Utah 34,526 total confirmed cases, with 2,066 total hospitalizations and 247 total deaths from the disease. Previously, there were 34,117 cases in the state.

One death reported Monday was a Salt Lake County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized when he died. The second reported death was a Salt Lake County man who was over the age of 85 and was a resident of a long-term care facility. The third death was a Utah County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and a long-term care facility resident, and the fourth death was a Weber County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized when he died.

A total of 21,504 COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered because those people were diagnosed with the disease three or more weeks ago and have not died, the health department reported.

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.

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.

There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Monday. Utah officials typically provide updates at news conferences once a week on Wednesdays or Thursdays.