SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Health Department is reporting 3,692 newly tested-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths in the state on Saturday.
About 1,100 of those cases were reported to the health department on Thursday night, but were not included in Friday’s average because the department was doing server maintenance at the time, he said.
In the past week, Utah has been reporting an average of 2,706 new cases every day and a positive testing percentage of 25.8. There are currently 544 Utahns hospitalized due to Civil-19, including 211 in intensive care.
On the health department’s coronavirus statistics dashboard, the percentage of ICU beds currently occupied in Utah’s “referral centers” – 16 hospitals with the best capacity to treat coronavirus patients – is listed as 101.7% or 468 of the 460 available beds currently in use.
Since the epidemic began, 231,821 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1,038 deaths and 9,351 hospitalizations have been reported in Utah due to corovirus. The case numbers reported on Saturday came as a further 14,616 Utahs have been tested.
In an email, the health department said the 13 new deaths reported included:
- Salt Lake County man aged 45 to 64, a long-term care facility resident
- Salt Lake County woman, aged 65 to 84, who was not hospitalized at the time of her death
- Utah County woman, aged 65 to 84, who was a resident of the long-term care facility
- Utah County A 84-year-old Utah County man was hospitalized when he died.
- Utah County woman over 85, resident of a long-term care facility
- A Utah County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 who has not been hospitalized
- Untah County man between the ages of 45 and U 64, who was hospitalized
- A Utah County resident over 85, a long-term care facility resident
- A Washington Washington County man over the age of 85 has been hospitalized
- A 65- to 84-year-old Washington Washington County man who was hospitalized
- A Davis County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized
- A Weber County resident between the ages of 65 and 84, a long-term care facility resident
- Garfield County woman, aged 45 to 64, who was hospitalized
To date, only 43% of deaths from Utah coronavirus have been reported far from a hospital. Men are responsible for more than 2% of state deaths.
There are no coronavirus news conferences from scheduled state leaders over the weekend. The national fight against the virus gained momentum on Friday night when the Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. First dose It is expected to reach Utah on Monday.
.UtahDepOfHealth Notice has been received from the CDC that the first shipment to Utah # COVID-19 The vaccine will arrive on Monday, the second shipment will arrive on Tuesday.
– Utah State COVID-19 Response (@UtahCoronavirus) December 12, 2020
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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 cannot be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The number of cases reported daily by the Utah Department of Health includes all cases of Covid-19 because of the outbreak in Utah, currently those who are infected, those who have recovered from the disease and those who have died.
The definition of a case that was retrieved was that anyone who was diagnosed with Covid-19 three or more weeks ago did not die.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals that have the ability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
Deaths reported by the state usually occur two to seven days before their report, according to the health department. Some deaths may be later, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The Department of Health reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases of death, as defined by Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. Death counts may change once case investigation is completed.
For deaths reported as Covid-19 deaths, according to the Department of Health, if the person did not have Covid-19, the person would not have died.
The data contained in this story primarily reflect the state of Utah as a whole. For more local data, visit your local health district website.
More information about Utah health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.outh.gov/utah-health-guidance- levels.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and Coronavirus.utah.gov/case- accounts. For more information on how the Utah Health Department compiles and reports COVID-19 data, see Coronavirus.outh.
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