Utah reports 901 new cases of coronavirus, the third day in a row that the figure has been less than 1,000

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The state reported 901 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

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| February 17, 2021, at 8:15 p.m.

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The Utah Department of Health reported 10 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 1,806 since the pandemic began.

Six of the deaths occurred before February 1st. And the death reported Tuesday was removed after health officials determined the victim was not a Utah resident.

UDOH also reported 901 new cases of coronavirus, the third day in a row that the figure has been less than 1,000.

Vaccines reported in total / last day vaccinations • 18,083 / 551,068.

Number of Utahns who have received two doses • 173,925.

Cases reported last day • 901.

Deaths reported last day • 10.

Salt Lake County reported three deaths: a 45-64-year-old woman, an 85-year-old man and an 85-year-old woman.

There were two deaths in Davis County, both men over the age of 85.

And there were two deaths in Washington County: a man and a woman, both 85 years old.

Three counties reported a single death: a woman aged 65 to 84 in Cache County, a man aged 65 to 84 in Carbon County and a man aged 65 to 84 in Utah County.

Hospitalizations reported last day • 263. It has gone down nine since Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 99 are in intensive care units, seven fewer than on Tuesday.

Tests reported last day • 7,063 people were tested for the first time. A total of 20,286 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the original method of the state, the rate is 12.8%. This is below the seven-day average of 13.5%.

His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same individual. The current rate is now 4.4%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.13%.

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

Total so far • 363,248 cases; 1,806 dead; 14,294 hospitalizations; 2,136,588 people tested.

This story is being developed and will be updated.

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