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SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 448 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the second day in a row with no new deaths, on Sunday.
The new numbers bring Utah to 51,854 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. No new deaths from the disease were reported Sunday, leaving the state's toll at 407 resident deaths. Sunday saw 4,947 new tests completed, bringing the total number of tests to 655,507.
Over the past seven days, the state's rate of positive tests is 9.1% and the average number of new daily cases reported over that same time is 387.
The state says 43,724 of the state's total cases are considered recovered. Currently, 116 Utahns are hospitalized with confirmed cases, and 3,080 have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the virus hit Utah.
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.
