Utah Reports 504 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 New Deaths, 120 Current Hospitalizations
Sep 3, 2020, 11:30 AM | Updated: 11:41 am
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Thursday announced 504 new cases of COVID-19 and four new deaths.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 394 per day, and the rolling seven-day average for percent of positive lab tests is up to 9.4%. The state has tested 668,425 people so far, and 53,326 of those tests returned positive.
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There are currently 120 patients hospitalized with the virus, 43 of which are in intensive care units. Another 17 patients are currently hospitalized as COVID-19 persons under investigation. UDOH reports 48.1% of all ICU beds and 59.8% of all non-ICU beds are occupied in Utah hospitals.
A total of 414 Utahns have died from the virus. The following deaths were reported Thursday:
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
The state is considering 44,995 cases as recovered, meaning those patients received a positive diagnosis more than three weeks ago and they have not died.
