Utah COVID update: 23 deaths for second consecutive day, 2,574 new cases

UTAH, Dec. 9, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Department of Health reported 23 deaths from COVID-19 for the second consecutive day Wednesday.

There have been 2,574 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours and patients hospitalized now number 581.

Utah’s total deaths now stand at 995, and cumulative cases number 222,545.

Total hospitalizations since the beginning of the pandemic number 9,105.

Those reported today to have passed away are:

• A female, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
• A female, older than 85, Box Elder County resident, not hospitalized at time
• A female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
• A male, older than 85, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
• A male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
• A female, older than 85, Cache County resident, long-term care facility resident
• 3 males, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A female, between 45-64, Box Elder County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time death
• A male, between 15-24, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
• A male, between 65-84, Juab County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
• A male, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A male, older than 85, Piute County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• 2 females, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A male, between 45-64, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
• A male, between 65-84, Iron County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death

COVID-19 lab tests administered stand at 1,523,990, an increase of 11,182  people tested since yesterday.

The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 2,892 per day. The rolling seven-day average for percent of positive laboratory tests is 26.6%.

The chart below shows numbers broken down by area of the state.