UTAH, Oct. 12, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Department of Health on Monday reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 988 new lab-confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
The Utahns who died were:
- A male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
- A female, between 45-64, Garfield County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- A female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- A male, between 64-85, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
- A male, between 64-85, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
Total known COVID-19 deaths in Utah now number 522.
With the addition of the 988 new lab-confirmed cases, Utah’s known coronavirus cases now stand at 86,832.
Total tests performed number 922,931. Of those, 4,360 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 1.145 per day. The rolling seven-day average for percent of positive laboratory tests is 13.9%.
Currently, 249 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak number 4,331.
Patients considered recovered, defined as still living three weeks after diagnosis, number 63,961. It is common for COVID-19 patients to die more than three week after diagnosis.
The chart below shows areas of the state broken down by the numbers.
