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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 486 from Monday, with four more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
Estimated active cases of the disease have now declined for the second day in a row. That is the first time such a back-to-back decline has been seen since May 26, according to the state's data.
The health department now estimates there are 12,730 active COVID-19 cases in Utah. Sunday, there were 13,013 active cases, and on Monday there were 12,829, according to the health department's estimates.
The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 609.6, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 9.6%.
The new numbers indicate a 1.4% increase in positive cases since Monday. Of the 475,443 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 7.4% tested positive for the disease. There were 6,039 more tests returned on Tuesday, the health department said.
There are currently 186 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Utah, with 96 of those people in intensive care unit, or ICU, beds across the state. The number of COVID-19 patients in ICU beds decreased by nine from Monday, according to the health department. The hospitalization rate for COVID-19 in Utah was 6% as of Tuesday, where it has hovered for the majority of the pandemic so far.
Across the state, about 63% of all ICU beds are occupied, according to the health department. About 46% of non-ICU beds are filled, state data shows.
Overall, the number of patients currently hospitalized decreased by 13 from Monday, while the number admitted went up by 43, meaning that approximately 56 COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospital since Monday.
The first death reported Tuesday was a Davis County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a long-term care facility resident. The second reported death was a Salt Lake County woman who was over the age of 85 and was a long-term care facility resident. The third death was a Box Elder County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was hospitalized when he died, and the fourth death was a Weber County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was not hospitalized when he died.
Tuesday's totals give Utah 35,012 confirmed cases, with 2,109 total hospitalizations and 251 total deaths from the disease. A total of 22,032 COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered.
There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Tuesday. Utah officials typically provide updates at news conferences once a week on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
Contributing: Josh Furlong, KSL.com
Methodology:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after they are confirmed, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported by the Utah Department of Health each day includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah’s outbreak began, including those who are currently infected, those who have recovered from the disease, and those who have died.
Recovered cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and has not 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.
The health department reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths per the case definition outlined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death counts are subject to change as case investigations are completed.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts and scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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