Utah reports nearly 500 new cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths

After a minimum of nine months, the number of new cases returns to the plateau.

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The number of new COVID-19 cases rebounded on Tuesday, more than doubling after a 221-month low in nine months was reported in Utah on Monday. Meanwhile, more than twice as many tests were administered.

And, having reported that no new coronavirus-related deaths were reported on Monday, the death toll rose by five on Tuesday.

Dose of vaccines administered last day / total doses administered • 16,373 / 1,027,073.

Fully vaccinated Utahns • 372,564.

Cases reported last day • 481.

Deaths reported last day • Five.

Washington County reported two deaths: a man between the ages of 65 and 84 and a man aged 85 or older.

Three counties reported one death each: a 65- to 84-year-old woman in Salt Lake County, a woman in the same age group in Utah County, and a 85-year-old man in Summit County;

Hospitalizations reported last day • 171. This is until seven on Monday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units, four fewer than on Monday.

Tests reported last day • 5,476 people were tested for the first time. A total of 15,610 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the original method of the state, the rate is 8.8%. This is slightly above the seven-day average of 8.3%.

His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same individual. Monday’s rate is now 3.1%, lower than the seven-day average of 4.1%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Total so far • 379,081 cases; 2,032 dead; 15,167 hospitalizations; 2,298,572 people tested.