UTAH, May 8, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Department of Health on Saturday reported 360 new cases of COVID-19 and no more deaths documented in the past 24 hours.
Total lab-confirmed coronavirus cases in Utah now number 400,120. That’s an increase of 360 cases since yesterday.
Known COVID-19 deaths in Utah remain at 2,223.
Those vaccinated now number 2,284,307. That is an increase of 23,022 more since Friday.
Lab tests have been administered to 2,599,993 people. That’s an increase of 5,666 people since numbers were reported Friday.
Tests administered number 4,731,722. That’s an increase of 13,011 tests since Friday.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 342 per day. The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 6.6%. The rolling seven-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 3.4%.
There are 139 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 16,340.
The chart below shows Utah COVID numbers broken down by area of the state.
