COVID-19 cases in Utah continue to rise, up 146 on Wednesday with 2 more deaths

COVID-19 testing is done at Intermountain Healthcare’s Cottonwood InstaCare in Murray on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Another 146 people in Utah tested positive with COVID-19, the Utah Department of Health announced Wednesday.

That brings the total number of confirmed infections to 5,595, with 464 hospitalized. The health department also announced two additional deaths, both residents of Salt Lake County. The state has tested at least 131,002 so far.

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

• Salt Lake County, 2,912; 266 hospitalized; 37 deaths
• Utah County, 1,210; 65 hospitalized; 10 deaths
• Summit County, 382; 33 hospitalized; 0 deaths
• Davis County, 308; 26 hospitalized; 2 deaths
• Weber-Morgan, 173; 23 hospitalized; 2 deaths
• Wasatch County, 170; 7 hospitalized; 1 death
• Southwest Utah, 128; 13 hospitalized; 3 deaths
• San Juan County, 126; 12 hospitalized; 2 deaths
• Tooele County, 70; 6 hospitalized; 0 deaths
• Bear River, 64; 10 hospitalized; 1 death
• Central Utah, 26; 2 hospitalized; 0 deaths
• TriCounty (Uinta Basin), 14; 1 hospitalized; 0 deaths
• Southeast Utah, 12; 0 hospitalized; 0 deaths

This story will be updated.

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