SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health said Sunday there were 908 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state and three deaths from the disease.
This brings Utah to a total of 354,608 confirmed cases and 1,736 deaths since the pandemic began. The deaths reported on Sunday included:
- A man from Tooele County over the age of 85 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Utah County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized
- A Weber County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 was hospitalized
The number of vaccines administered jumped from about 10,000 on Sundays to 413,937 overall. This includes just over 100,000 Utahns who have now received two doses of the vaccine.
Approximately 161,000 of these global doses have been administered in Salt Lake County; about 66,000 were in Utah County, more than 45,000 in Davis County, and more than 31,000 in Weber-Morgan Health District.
There are currently 329 Utahns hospitalized according to COVID-19. Over the past week, Utah recorded an average of 1,143 cases per day and a positive evidence rate of 15.6%. This dropped significantly from a month ago, when the rotating average was 2,952 cases per day and the positive rate was 32.7%.
Sunday’s update comes when 11,595 more tests were performed, including 5,845 Utahns that had not been tested before. Of the total cases in Utah, approximately 31,116 of these are estimated to be active and about 321,756 are recovered.
There is no state press conference on the virus scheduled for the weekend, but state leaders will make their regular update later this week. The conference usually takes place on Thursdays.
Last week
- Saturday: Department of Health: 1,211 more cases of COVID-19, 5 deaths in Saturday’s report
- Friday: 1,216 more cases of COVID-19, 17 deaths reported Friday in Utah
- Thursday: Governor Cox: Utahns 65 and older can receive the COVID-19 vaccine in March; 1,273 new cases, 14 deaths reported Thursday
- Wednesday: 1,591 more COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths reported Wednesday in Utah
- Tuesday: 1,201 more cases of COVID-19, 17 deaths reported Tuesday in Utah
- Monday: 584 more COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported Monday in Utah
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.