Utah Reports 461 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 New Deaths, 139 Current Hospitalizations
Aug 20, 2020, 1:01 PM | Updated: 1:07 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Thursday announced 461 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 364 per day, and the rolling seven-day average for precent of positive tests is 8.8%. The state has tested 615,804 people so far, and 47, 982 of those tests returned positive.
A total of 139 patients are currently hospitalized with the virus, 62 of which are in intensive care units. Another 18 patients are currently hospitalized as COVID-19 persons under investigation. UDOH reports 52.8% of all non-ICU beds and 65.8% of all ICU beds in Utah hospitals are now occupied.
So far, 381 Utahns have died from the virus. The following deaths were reported Thursday:
- Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 65 and 84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65 and 84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 45 and 64, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
The state is considering 39,364 cases as recovered, meaning those patients received a positive diagnosis more than three weeks ago and they have not died.
This article is being updated.