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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 2,183 on Friday, with nine more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The health department performed some server maintenance on Thursday night to improve the speed of the department's data system, according to a news release from the agency. Any COVID-19 test results that were reported when the maintenance was taking place will be reported on Saturday.
There are now an estimated 57,482 active cases of the disease in Utah. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 2,702, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 26%.
The new numbers indicate a 1% increase in positive cases since Thursday. Of the 1,550,938 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah so far, 14.7% have tested positive for the disease. The health department reported a total of 12,906 tests conducted as of Friday, with 11,335 new people tested, state data shows.
There are 568 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, state data shows. Of those, 213 are in intensive care units, state data shows. About 92% of all ICU beds in Utah are occupied as of Friday, including nearly 97% of ICU beds at the state's 16 referral hospitals. About 55% of non-ICU hospital beds are filled in Utah as of Friday, health department data shows.
The nine deaths reported Friday were:
- A Utah County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was not hospitalized when he died
- A Uintah County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was not hospitalized when she died
- A Salt Lake County woman who was over the age of 85 and was hospitalized when she died
- Two Salt Lake County men who were between the ages of 65 and 84 and were residents of long-term care facilities
- A Sevier County man who was over the age of 85 and was not hospitalized when he died
- A Washington County man who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County man who was between the ages of 45 and 64 and was not hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and was a resident of a long-term care facility
Friday's totals give Utah 228,129 total confirmed cases, with 9,269 total hospitalizations and 1,025 total deaths from the disease since the pandemic began. A total of 169,622 Utah COVID-19 cases are now estimated to be recovered, according to the health department.
There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Friday. Utah officials provided a pandemic update at a Thursday news conference.
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.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals with the capability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
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.
For deaths that are reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
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.
More information about Utah's health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
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.
