Utah sees 4 more COVID-19-related deaths

Medical workers provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing at University of Utah Health’s South Jordan Health Center in South Jordan on Friday, March 27, 2020. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah saw four more deaths related to the novel coronavirus, bringing the state’s death toll to 39, officials reported Friday.

The Beehive State also announced 170 more cases of the virus, bringing the total to 3,782. Just under 84,700 people have now been tested for the virus, about 2.6% of the population.

The positive rate of those who tested positive stands at about 4.5%.

Information about the latest fatalities was not immediately available.

A breakdown of Utah COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by health district:

• Salt Lake County, 1,975; 174 hospitalized; 23 deaths.
• Utah County, 669; 36 hospitalized; 7 deaths.
• Summit County, 351; 31 hospitalized; 0 deaths.
• Davis County, 256; 21 hospitalized; 2 deaths.
• Weber-Morgan, 140; 16 hospitalized; 2 deaths.
• Wasatch County, 129; 6 hospitalized; 1 death.
• Southwest Utah, 81; 9 hospitalized; 1 death.
• Bear River, 59; 10 hospitalized; 1 death.
• Tooele County, 47; 5 hospitalized; 0 deaths.
• San Juan County, 37; 5 hospitalized; 2 deaths.
• TriCounty (Uinta Basin), 9; 1 hospitalized; 0 deaths.
• Central Utah, 21; 1 hospitalized; 0 deaths.
• Southeast Utah, 8; 0 hospitalized; 0 deaths.

This story will be updated throughout the afternoon.

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