Salt Lake City – There are 3,674 new test-confirmed cases COVID-19 And 14 new deaths from the disease in Utah on Saturday, according to figures released by Utah Department of Health.
The health department also reported that currently 603 Utahns have been hospitalized due to COVID-19, of which 212 are 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 between the ages of 65 and 84 who lived in a long-term care facility
- A 65- to 84-year-old Washington County resident who 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 the 99 deaths in the state, 330 deaths – about 35% – were 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; Governor Gary Herbert and health officials addressed the crowd During a press 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. Ange. State Utahns now recommends quarantine for 10 days instead of 14, Or as probable seven days if tested on that day, a negative result is obtained and it does not show symptoms. The new guidelines match together Recently unveiled by the 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 Department of Health 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 since the Utah outbreak, including those currently infected, recovering from the disease, and dying.
Definition of a case that was retrieved Anyone who was diagnosed with Covid-19 three or more weeks ago did not die.
Deaths reported by the state are usually reported two to seven days in advance, according to the health report. 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.out.gov/utah-health-guidance- levels.
The 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, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-accounts And scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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