Utah saw its lowest COVID-19 case count since the beginning of June.
The Utah Department of Health announced 221 new COVID-19 cases Monday, which is about 40 cases fewer than the state saw at the same time last week.
In the Wasatch Back, both Summit and Wasatch Counties saw slight increases in cases week over week.
Summit County reported six new cases. In comparison, last Monday, Summit saw one. Wasatch County reported four new cases. Last Monday, the county saw two.
There were 3,293 people tested for the first time, with 6,382 total tests administered. On average 4% of “tests over tests” are coming back positive, while the average percent positivity for “people over people” is just over 8%.
Utah’s Department of Health reported no new deaths. To date, 2,027 Utahns have died due to COVID-19, including ten from Summit County and 20 from Wasatch County.
The department also reported 25 new hospitalizations. There are 164 people in the hospital for COVID-19, in the state. 67.5% of all referral center ICU beds are in use.
There were 1,671 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 since Sunday, bringing the total number to 1,010,700 doses administered.
