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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials on Monday reported the state's lowest COVID-19 case increase in nearly two months, but also reported a high number of deaths.
Utah’s number of COVID-19 cases increased by 263 from Sunday, with nine more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health. Monday is the first time the state has seen under 300 new cases of the disease in a single day since June 15, but the number of reported deaths ties the second-highest single-day number reported so far. Nine deaths were also reported on July 30, and 10 deaths were reported on July 22.
The state now estimates there are 9,726 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah.
The low number of new cases also means that the state has already met Gov. Gary Herbert's goal of seeing the rolling seven-day average hit 400 new cases per day by Sept. 1. That statistic is now at 400, according to the health department, though it may fluctuate in the coming days. The rolling seven-day average for the positive test rate per day is now 8.9%.
There are currently 193 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah, state data shows. Of those, 79 are occupying intensive care unit, or ICU, beds across the state. About 60% of all ICU beds in the state of Utah are occupied as of Monday, while about 47% of non-ICU beds are filled, state data shows.
The new numbers indicate a 0.6% increase in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 574,560 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 7.7% have tested positive for COVID-19. The number of tests conducted has increased by 3,947 as of Monday, according to the health department.
The nine deaths reported Monday were:
- A Grand County man who was over the age of 85 and was hospitalized when he died,
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility,
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died,
- A Salt Lake County woman who was over the age of 85 and was not hospitalized when she died,
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died,
- A Salt Lake County woman who was over the age of 85 and was a resident of a long-term care facility,
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 25 and 44 and was hospitalized when he died,
- A Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was hospitalized when she died,
- A Washington County woman who was over the age of 85 and was a resident of a long-term care facility.
Monday's totals give Utah 44,390 total confirmed cases, with 2,642 total hospitalizations and 345 total deaths from the disease. An estimated 34,319 COVID-19 cases are now considered recovered in Utah, the health department reports.
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.
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.
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Jacob Klopfenstein
