SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 221 on Monday, with no more deaths and 1,671 vaccinations, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The state now estimates that there are 11,897 active cases of COVID-19 in Utah. According to the health department, the average number of positive cases per day seven days a day is 503. The percentage of positive tests per day for the time period communicated with the “people on people” method is now 8.2 %. The seven-day daily positive test rate calculated using the “test over test” method is now 4%.
There are currently 164 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Utah, including 59 in intensive care, according to state data. Currently, approximately 66% of all intensive care beds in Utah are occupied, including approximately 68% of those in Utah’s 16 referral hospitals. Now, about 48% of non-ICU hospital beds are filled, according to state data.
A total of 1,010,700 doses of vaccine have been administered in the state, compared to 1,009,029 on Sunday. A total of 669,307 Utahns have received at least one dose of vaccine, while 365,587 have been fully vaccinated, according to state data. A total of 1,146,170 doses of vaccine have been sent to the state.
The new figures indicate an increase of 0.06% in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 2,293,096 people tested so far to detect COVID-19 in Utah, 16.5% tested positive for the disease. The total number of tests since the beginning of the pandemic is now 4,014,075, an increase of 6,382 since Sunday. Of these, 3,293 were tests from people who had not been tested for COVID-19, according to the health department.
Monday’s total gives Utah 378,600 confirmed cases, with 15,129 hospitalizations and 2,027 deaths from the disease. According to the health department, a total of 364,676 cases of COVID-19 will be recovered in Utah.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is scheduled to provide a pandemic update at 10 a.m. Thursday during his monthly press conference with PBS Utah.
