For the past week, nearly a third of all COVID-19 tests have come back positive in Utah.
The Utah Department of Health announced 3,318 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, which is close to 600 more cases than the state saw last Tuesday.
Summit County saw 59 new cases, which is the second highest increase in a day. In comparison, last Tuesday Summit reported 33 new cases.
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Wasatch County reported 22 new cases. Last Tuesday, the county saw 29.
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Utah’s Department of Health reported seven new deaths Tuesday. To date, 1,312 Utahns have died of COVID-19, including five from Summit County and 15 from Wasatch County.
The state saw an increase of 9,854 new tests administered. The statewide 7-day rolling average for positive tests is over 32% which is up from Monday’s average.
Summit County’s seven-day average of positive laboratory tests is 22%, and nearly 25% of tests are coming back positive on average in Wasatch County.
Utah’s Department of Health reported 116 new hospitalizations. There are 510people in the hospital for COVID-19, in the state. Statewide, over 85% of referral center ICU beds are in use.
7,406 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 since Monday, bringing the total number to 55,981 first doses administered. The state has received more than 150,000 doses of vaccines.