SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose Monday by 514, with two more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.
There are now an estimated 30,559 active cases of the disease in Utah. According to the health department, the average number of positive cases per day seven days a day is 1,133. The percentage of positive tests per day for this time period is now 15.4%.
There are currently 308 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Utah, including 112 in intensive care, according to state data. About 73 percent of the hospital beds in the Utah intensive care unit are now filled, including about 79 percent of the ICU beds in the state’s 16 reference hospitals, according to state data. Approximately 50% of non-ICU hospital beds are occupied on Monday.
A total of 417,024 vaccines have been administered in the state, up from 413,937 on Sunday. Of these, 103,806 are second doses of the vaccine, according to state data.
The new figures indicate an increase of 0.1% in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 2,079,688 people tested so far to detect COVID-19 in Utah, 17.1% tested positive for the disease. The state has conducted 3,480,503 total tests since the start of the pandemic, to 7,216 since Sunday. Of these, 3,653 were tests of people who had not been tested for COVID-19, according to the health department.
One of the deaths reported Monday was a man from Washington County who was between 65 and 84 years old and was hospitalized when he died. The other death was a 45- to 64-year-old Utah County woman who was hospitalized when she died.
Monday’s totals give Utah 355,122 confirmed cases in total, with 13,889 total hospitalizations and 1,738 deaths from the disease. An estimated 322,825 cases of COVID-19 are recovered in Utah, the health department reported.
There is no COVID-19 press conference scheduled for Monday. Utah officials usually provide updates at press conferences once a week on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
This story will be updated.
Methodology:
Test results now include PCR test data and antigen testing. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after confirmation, but negative results may not be reported within 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported daily by the Utah Department of Health includes all cases of COVID-19 since the Utah outbreak began, including those that are currently infected, those that 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 who has not died.
The reference hospitals are the 16 hospitals in Utah with the capacity to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
According to the health department, deaths reported by the state usually occur two to seven days before their complaint. Some deaths may be even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The health department reports confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19 cases as defined in the case reviewed by the Council of State and territorial epidemiologists. Death counts may change as case investigations are completed.
According to the health department, for deaths reported as deaths from COVID-19, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19.
The data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district website.
You can learn more about Utah health guidance levels at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.
The information comes 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 bottom of the page.