Utah Reports 4 New Deaths, 1,105 New COVID-19 Cases, 183 Current Hospitalizations
Oct 5, 2020, 1:01 PM | Updated: 1:33 pm
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health reported four new deaths and 1,105 new cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Tests
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 1,027 per day, and the rolling seven-day average for percent of positive laboratory tests is 13.6%.
For the state’s complete report, go to coronavirus.utah.gov.
There were 5,286 tests reported yesterday. The state has tested a total of 866,180 people. Of those tests, a total of 78,723 returned positive. There have been 1,131,691 tests administered so far.
Hospitalizations
There are currently 183 patients hospitalized with the virus, 74 of which are in intensive care units. Another 39 patients are currently hospitalized as COVID-19 persons under investigation.
UDOH reports 50.4% of all non-ICU beds and 72.5% of all ICU beds in Utah hospitals are occupied.
Deaths
A total of 482 Utahns have died from the virus. The following deaths were reported Monday:
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
Recoveries
The state is considering 57,965 cases as recovered, meaning those patients received a positive diagnosis more than three weeks ago and they have not died.
Go to coronavirus.utah.gov for the health department’s full report.