SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health on Sunday reported 701 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths from the disease in its daily update of coronavirus statistics on hive status
Seven of those deaths occurred before Feb. 1, the department said, but were still under investigation. The Utah upgrade is coming the United States on Sunday approved 500,000 COVID-19-recognized deaths nationwide.
The health department also said 9,123 more vaccines have been administered in Utah since Saturday.
Over the past week, Utah has averaged 777 new cases a day and a positive test rate of 6.31%. There are currently 241 Utahns reported hospitalized due to COVID-19, including 100 in intensive care.
Sunday’s figures come as 10,454 more test results were reported to the health department.
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Overall, Utah has seen 366,735 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 1,852 deaths and 14,445 hospitalizations since the pandemic began, while 607,557 vaccine doses have been administered. Of these vaccines, 205,388 have been second doses. Both the Pfizer and the Modern vaccine require two doses for maximum effect, although Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking approval for a single-dose vaccine.
The deaths reported Sunday in Utah include:
- A 65- to 84-year-old Davis County woman who was hospitalized when she died
- A 65- to 84-year-old Davis County man who resided in a long-term care center
- An Iron County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized when he died
- A Salt Lake County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 who resided in a long-term care center
- A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who resided in a long-term care center
- A Salt Lake County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 is hospitalized
- A Sevier County woman over the age of 85 who resided in a long-term care center
- A Utah County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who resided in a long-term care center
- A Utah County man over 85 who was not hospitalized
- A Utah County man between the ages of 65 and 84 was hospitalized
Governor Spencer Cox and Utah health officials are expected to address the public at their regular weekly press conference later this week; the conference usually takes place on Thursdays. The state is currently offering coronavirus vaccination in Utahns aged 65 and over and will begin offering the vaccine in Utahns with certain comorbidities on March 1st.
A list of eligible comorbidities is available on the state’s coronavirus information website.
The state’s goal is to vaccinate all adults who want the shot by the end of May.
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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 notification. Some deaths may be even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The health department reports both confirmed deaths and probable cases of COVID-19 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 “people over people” method for the seven-day average positive test rate is calculated by dividing the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 by the total number of people tested. The “test over test” method is calculated by dividing the total number of positive tests by the total number of tests administered.
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.