Health Officials Report 591 Utahns Test Positive For COVID-19
Feb 16, 2021, 1:01 PM | Updated: 1:24 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday reported 591 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and one more person has died.
The weeklong averages for new positive cases are continuing to trend downward, and the state has administered more than 530,000 doses of the vaccine.
There are currently 272 people hospitalized with the virus.
Testing
UDOH reports 2,129,525 Utahns have been tested so far, which is an increase of 4,015 people tested since yesterday.
Of those, a total of 362,347 residents have tested positive for COVID-19. That’s an increase of 591 new cases from Monday’s report.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 950 per day.
The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 13.7%, and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 6.42%.
Hospitalizations
Currently, 272 people are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 106 of those people are in intensive care units. Another 25 people are hospitalized with suspected cases of COVID-19.
Utah’s ICUs are 70.8% occupied. The ICU beds in the state’s referral centers are 74.8% full.
Referral Centers are the 16 hospitals in Utah with the capability to provide the best care for patients with COVID-19. Because most patients are transferred to these facilities, their utilization is the best reflection of the true hospital capacity in Utah when looking at ICU beds.
Deaths
A Salt Lake County man who was older than 85 has died from the virus. He was hospitalized at the time of death.
To date, 1,797 Utahns have been killed by COVID-19.
Vaccinations
Utah has administered 532,985 doses of the vaccine so far.
A total of 368,210 people have received the first dose, and 164,775 residents have been fully immunized with both doses.
There have been 603,990 vaccines delivered to the state.
For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.