That brings Utah to 248,970 total cases and 1,148 coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic. In an email, the health department said seven of the deaths reported on Saturday when the Utahns who had been hospitalized at the time:
- Salt Lake County man aged 65 to 84
- Male from Salt Lake County between 45 and 64
- Salt Lake County woman aged 45 to 64
- Two women from Salt Lake County aged 65 to 84
- Box Elder County man aged 65 to 84
- Davis County woman aged 45 to 64
A Utah County man over 85 was not hospitalized when he died, officials said.
The health department began providing additional information on COVID-19 vaccinations in Utah on Saturday. The United States Food and Drug Administration has so far approved two vaccines, from Pfizer and Moderna, and the Pfizer vaccine has started to be used in Utah. The Department of Health reports that 3,648 first doses of the vaccine have been administered to date; the Pfizer vaccine requires two doses.
The department further reported that 23,400 doses of the vaccine have been shipped to Utah by the federal government so far.
“There will be a time lag between when the vaccines are shipped, administered to a person and ultimately reported to UDOH,” the department said in an email. “For this reason, the number of people vaccinated will potentially be less than the total number of vaccines shipped 7 days or more. “
Utah is currently vaccinating state health workers. Frontline workers who work with patients with COVID-19 were considered the highest priority for vaccination.
On Saturday, the health department said 559 Utahns were currently hospitalized with COVID-19 and 218 of those patients were in intensive treatment. The new case figure comes as an additional 10,101 Utahns have been tested.
Over the past week, the state recorded an average of 2,454 new cases per day and a positive test percentage of 22.1%.
There is no state leaders coronavirus press conference scheduled for this weekend. Governor Gary Herbert announced at a conference on Thursday that the state had ended its 10 p.m. curfew on alcohol sales in bars and restaurants, and also that Utah had relaxed its guidelines regarding when students should be quarantined after possible exposure to COVID-19.
A total of 85 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in Utah between Monday and Friday this week.
Methodology:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after confirmation, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported each day by the Utah Department of Health includes all COVID-19 cases since the start of the Utah epidemic, including those currently infected, those who have passed away. recovered from illness and those who died.
Cured cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and who has not died.
Referral hospitals are the 16 hospitals in Utah capable of providing the best healthcare for COVID-19.
The deaths reported by the state have generally occurred two to seven days before they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths can be even more distant, especially if the person is from Utah but died in another state.
The health department is reporting deaths from confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases according to the case definition set by the State Council and territorial epidemiologists. Counts may change as case investigations are completed.
For deaths reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.
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.
More information on Utah’s health counseling levels is available 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 to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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