New data show that 23 more people have died in the state, with Kovid-19 patients filling up ICU beds in Utah.

New data released this week shows how crowded every hospital in Utah is during the Kovid-1p epidemic – many of them counting their open ICU beds in one issue.

For example, at St. George’s Dixie Regional Medical Center, which reported having about 32 staffed ICU beds for adults, all but 2.5 of them were used on average any day last week.

Ogden’s McD-Hospital reported about six patients a day at its ICU capacity – while neighboring Ogden Regional Medical Center had an average of 114 staff ICU beds available on any given day last week.

Meanwhile, during the week of November 27th to December 3rd, the ICUs of Toole and Draper’s hospitals were fully filled for most of the day, according to data found in the report.

And of the 15 major “referral” hospitals caring for most coronavirus patients in Utah, eight reported U.S. According to figures provided by the Department of Health and the Department of Health, an average of less than five and staff ICU beds per day were reported for adults last week. Human services.

Despite a slight drop in the state’s new diagnosis rate, Utah came up with detailed findings from the hospital, which reported more than 20 deaths from coronavirus for the second day in a row.

The Utah Department of Health reported 2,574 new coronavirus cases daily with a seven-day average of 2,892 new positive test results – Tuesday’s rate is below, 101, but last week’s rate was about 2,600.

The death toll from the coronavirus in Utah rose to 5 at5 on Wednesday, including 23 new deaths, ending the state’s deadliest 30-day outbreak of the virus:

• The Utah County male, aged 15 to 24, is only the fifth death in the state in this age range.

• A Salt Lake County man, 25 to 44 years old.

• Four more Salt Lake County men, a Three ages 45 to 64, and 65 to 84.

• Two Salt Lake County women, ages 65 to 84.

• And three Washington Washington County women, ages 65 to 84.

• A Box Elder County woman, 45 to 64 years old.

• A Davis County man, aged 45 to 64.

• A man from Joab County, aged 65 to 84.

• Two Iron County men, ages 65 to 84.

• A Weber County man, 65 to 84 years old.

• Pite County man over 85 years old.

• A Bux Elder County woman over 85 years old.

• Cash County woman over 85 years old.

• Davis County man over 85 years old

U.D.H. The report states that 1,581 Utah patients were hospitalized at the same time. An average of 58 patients9 patients are being treated daily in Utah hospitals every day since last week – this is a record high. With more than 1,150 people in the last two weeks, a total of 9,105 patients have been hospitalized in Utah for Covid-19.

As of Wednesday, Utah’s intensive care units had a record 223 coronavirus patients, an average of 88% complete last week, according to UDOH data. Among the state’s largest “referral” hospitals, ICUs are 92% full in the past week.

ICU occupancy rates at both statewide and referral hospitals are at record-high levels – and doctors say those figures do not reflect staff fluctuations, or in particular the growing demand for certain equipment and specialists needed for Kovid-1 patients. Coronavirus infections now account for more than 40% of all ICU admissions across the state – a figure that has doubled since the end of October.

For months, hospitals have reported extensive “load leveling” – transferring patients from the most crowded hospitals to the least crowded ones – to prevent ICUs from overflowing. And some hospitals are reported to have more open ICU beds than others.

But hospital administrators say the new federal data counts more than the available beds.

For example, federal data shows the ICU of the University of Utah is only half full. But that’s because it reports 176 ICU beds, using the March estimates, given the hospital’s given-to-worst-case situation, in which almost all surgical staff and facilities, recovery rooms and even the operating room will be rearranged for intensive care. , M dr. Russell Winnick, Chief Medical Operations Officer U.S.

“Our normal, staffed bed count is 111,” Vinnick said.

Meanwhile, about 85% of the 22 Intermvanthan healthcare hospitals on the report show combined ICU occupancy, noted Jesse Gomez, a spokesman for Intermontainant. But it also reflects the months-old count of physical beds, and hundreds of nurses and doctors across the state have fallen ill somewhere, been forced to keep them apart or care for family members, Gomez said.

“If you look at the reality of it, we’re actually in the business range of 92 to 93% in terms of staff bed capacity,” Gomez said.

This Data may also be avoided by the federal requirement that hospitals report a patient count every day at midnight – an hour when the patient count is usually the lowest.

“It’s not very accurate,” Gomez said. “If anything, it seems to be underporting the volume Now.

Gomez said providers and health systems are working with HHS to help improve accuracy and provide “very accurate snapshots.” “We’re not quite there yet.”

State officials say that since last week, 26.6% of all Utah tests for coronavirus have returned positive – a rate that indicates that a large number of infected people are not being screened.

11,182 new test results came in on Wednesday, below the weekly average of about 13,700 new tests of the day.

The per capita rate of new cases was again higher in San Pate and Washtach counties than in the rest of the state. In San Pate County, about 1 in 53 residents tested positive for the virus in the past two weeks – meaning their cases are considered “active.” That figure is 1 in 45 of the towns in the Sanpet Valley.

In Washington County, more than 1 in 58 residents were diagnosed with active cases, with rates greater than 1 in 75 in Washington and Utah counties.

But many more counties include at least include low-rate communities. According to the state’s “small area” data, about 1.1 million Utahns live in neighborhoods and cities where more than 1 in 75 residents have an active infection.

More than 1 in 65 inhabitants in ten other communities, including Sanpet Valley and Wassach County, have reported more than 1 active infection: North Oram; Rural San Juan County; Spanish fork; Harriman; Mount Eagle and Cedar Valley; St. George; Santa Clara and Ivins; Draper; Oram; And Hiram.