Utah saw just over 1,800 new COVID-19 cases Monday — the lowest number of new cases on a Monday since the beginning of November.
Summit County saw 24 new cases, and last Monday — for comparison — Summit reported 21 new cases.
Wasatch County reported 29 new cases, last Monday the county saw 34.
Utah’s Department of Health reported six new deaths Monday — bringing the total number to 1,161 since the start of the pandemic. Wasatch County has now seen 15 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic and Summit County has seen five.
Summit County’s seven-day average of positive laboratory tests is more than 17%, and nearly 27% of tests are coming back positive on average in Wasatch County. The statewide 7-day rolling average for positive tests is about 23% which is up from Sunday’s average.
Utah’s Department of Health reported 63 new hospitalizations, Monday. There are 551people in the hospital for COVID-19, in the state. Almost 91% of referral center ICU beds are currently in use, which is down around 8% from Sunday.
There were more than 2,570 people vaccinated for COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total number to just over 6,500 of first doses administered. Utah has received 25,000 vaccines since delivery started last week.