SALT LAKE CITY – There have been 3,367 new test-confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Utah on Saturday and 14 new deaths from the disease, according to figures released by the Utah Department of Health.
The health department also reported that currently 603 Utahns have been hospitalized due to COVD-19, 212 of them in intensive care units, and a further 14,838 people were tested for the virus.
Overall, the latest numbers bring Utah to 212,844 confirmed cases, with 939 deaths and 8,765 coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the COVID-19 epidemic began.
In an email, the health department said the 14 reports included 10 women:
- Salt Lake County resident over 85, living in a long-term care facility
- Two Salt Lake County residents, aged 65 and 84, were hospitalized when they died.
- A Salt Lake County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 living in a long-term care facility
- Utah County resident over 85, who lived in a long-term care facility
- Three Utah County residents, aged 65 to 84, who lived in a long-term care facility
- The Washington, D.C. resident, aged 65 to 84, was hospitalized
- A Weber County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 living in a long-term care facility
It also included four men, all residents of the long-term care facility:
- Salt Lake County resident over 85 years old
- A resident of Salt Lake County between 65 and 84
- Utah County resident over 85 years old
- A resident of Utah County between the ages of 45 and 64
Out of 99 deaths in the state, 330 – about 35% are residents of long-term care facilities. Salt Lake County and Utah County together account for 62% of the state’s COVID-19 related deaths.
In the past week, the state has an average of 2,958 new reported cases per day and a positive testing rate of 25.5%.
There are no Covid-19 news conferences from scheduled state leaders this weekend; Government officials Gary Herbert and health officials addressed the crowd during a news conference on Thursday. During the conference, Herbert predicted a Thanksgiving-related optic in coronavirus cases but hoped the number would not increase “too dramatically”.
State epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn provided new guidelines on how to quarantine after a potential virus infection. The state now recommends isolating Utahns for 10 days instead of 14, or possibly seven days if it is tested on that day with a negative result and does not show symptoms. Match new ones, recently unveiled by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Method:
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 total number of cases reported daily by the Utah Department of Health includes all cases of Covid-19 because of the Utah outbreak, currently those who are infected, those who have recovered from the disease and those who have died.
Definition of a case that was recovered was diagnosed with Covid-19 three or more weeks ago and did not die.
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 case deaths as defined by the Council State and Territorial Epidemiologist. 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 Health Department compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.ut.gov / case-counts and scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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