Two More Utahns Have Died From COVID-19; 200 More Test Positive For Virus
Apr 19, 2021, 1:05 PM | Updated: 1:36 pm
(Utah County Health Department)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Officials with the Utah Department of Health on Monday said 200 more Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19 and two more residents have lost their lives due to the virus.
An additional 1,326 vaccines have been administered, bringing the state’s total to more than 1.89 million, and there were 138 people hospitalized with the virus.
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Testing
UDOH reports 2,493,089 people have been tested — 2,695 more than Sunday. Of those, 392,957 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19, which is an increase of 200 new cases.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests was 382.
The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” dropped to 6.9% while the rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” dropped to 3.5%.
Vaccinations
The state has administered 1,898,857 vaccines in total, which is an increase of 1,326 over Sunday’s numbers. As of Monday, 1,191,770 Utahns have received at least one dose of a vaccine and 791,734 Utahns have been fully vaccinated.
Over 2.1 million vaccines have been delivered to Utah.
Hospitalizations
Currently, 138 people are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 54 of those people are in intensive care units.
Utah’s ICUs were 65.6% full and the ICU beds in Utah’s referral centers were 68.7% full Monday.
“At about 69% overall ICU utilization, ICUs in Utah’s major hospitals with the ability to provide best care for COVID-19 patients begin to reach staffing capacity,” UDOH officials said. “Seventy-two percent use among all hospitals and 77% in referral center hospitals creates major strains on the health care system. When 85% capacity is reached, Utah will be functionally out of staffed ICU beds, indicating an overwhelmed hospital system.”
Deaths
Two more Utahns have died due to COVID-19. To date, the virus has killed 2,166 of the state’s residents.
The following deaths were reported Monday:
- Male, between the ages of 45-64, Weber County resident, hospitalized
- Female, between the ages of 45-64, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident