Utah reported more than 20 fatalities due to the coronavirus for a second day in a row Wednesday, as the state’s rate of new diagnoses declined slightly.
The Utah Department of Health reported 2,574 new coronavirus cases, with a seven-day average of 2,892 new positive test results per day — below Tuesday’s rate of 3,101, but above last week’s rate of about 2,600.
Utah’s death toll from the coronavirus stood at 995 Wednesday, including 23 new fatalities, marking the end of the virus’ deadliest 30-day stretch in the state:
- A Utah County male, age 15 to 24, only the state’s fifth death in this age range.
- A Salt Lake County man, age 25 to 44.
- Four more Salt Lake County men, one age 45 to 64, and three ages 65 to 84.
- Two Salt Lake County women, ages 65 to 84.
- Three Washington County women, ages 65 to 84.
- A Box Elder County woman, age 45 to 64.
- A Davis County man, age 45 to 64.
- A Juab County man, age 65 to 84.
- Two Iron County men, ages 65 to 84.
- A Weber County man, age 65 to 84.
- A Piute County man older than 85.
- A Box Elder County woman older than 85.
- A Cache County woman older than 85.
- A Davis County man older than 85.
Hospitalizations held steady Wednesday, with 581 Utah patients concurrently admitted, UDOH reported. On average, 589 patients have been receiving treatment in Utah hospitals each day for the past week — a record high.
In total, 9,105 patients have been hospitalized in Utah for COVID-19, with more than 1,150 in the past two weeks.
For the past week, 26.6% of all tests have come back positive — a rate that indicates a large number of infected people are not being tested, state officials have said.
There were 11,182 new test results reported Wednesday, below the weeklong average of about 13,700 new tests per day.
