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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 421 from Tuesday, with six more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The health department now estimates that there are 11,090 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. The new numbers indicate a 1% increase in positive cases since Tuesday. Of the 550,322 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 7.7% were positive for COVID-19.
The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 438, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 10.1%.
There are currently 184 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Utah. Of those patients, 81 are occupying intensive care unit, or ICU, beds at Utah hospitals, state data shows. About 64% of all ICU beds in the state are occupied as of Wednesday, and about 49% of non-ICU beds at Utah hospitals are occupied, according to state data.
The six deaths reported Wednesday were:
- A Davis County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A second Davis County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Kane County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when she died
- A Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when she died
- A San Juan County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Utah County woman who was over the age of 85 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
Wednesday's totals give Utah 42,328 total confirmed cases, with 2,519 total hospitalizations and 327 total deaths from the disease. A total of 30,911 COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered, state data shows.
There is no COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Wednesday. Utah officials are expected to provide an update on Thursday at 11:30 a.m., according to Gov. Gary Herbert's office.
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.
Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district's website.
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.
