SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose Monday by 338, with one more death, according to the Utah Department of Health.
This is the lowest total case in a single day since Sept. 9, when Utah reported 314 new cases.
There are now an estimated 20,255 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 760. The percentage of positive tests per day for this time period communicated with the “people on people” method is now 13, 3%. The seven-day daily positive test rate calculated using the “test over test” method is now 6%.
There are currently 237 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Utah, including 99 in intensive care, according to state data. According to the health department, about 70% of all intensive care beds in Utah are included, including 73% of the ICU beds of the state’s 16 reference hospitals. Approximately 49% of non-ICU hospital beds are now occupied in Utah.
A total of 611,910 vaccines have been administered in the state, up from 607,557 on Sunday. Of these, 206,887 are second doses of the vaccine, according to the health department.
The new figures indicate an increase of 0.1% in positive cases since Sunday. Of the 2,166,505 people tested for COVID-19 in Utah to date, 16.9% tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of tests conducted since the beginning of the pandemic is now 3,706,475, an increase of 5,931 since Sunday. Of these, 2,892 were tests from people who had not been previously tested for COVID-19.
The death reported Monday was a woman from Wasatch County who was between 45 and 64 years old and resided in a long-term care center.
Monday’s totals give Utah 367,073 confirmed cases in total, with 14,466 total hospitalizations and 1,853 deaths from the disease. There are now 344,965 recovered cases of COVID-19 recovered in Utah, according to state data.
There are no COVID-19 press conferences scheduled for Monday. Utah officials usually provide updates at press conferences once a week on Wednesdays or Thursdays.
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 that are reported as deaths from COVID-19, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19.
The “people on 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.