Utah confirms 444 more positive COVID-19 tests, no new deaths

Klo Hset is tested for COVID-19 by Ameritech College of Healthcare student Taylor Meono in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 12, 2020. COVID-19 was first detected in Salt Lake County on March 4, 2020, 100 days ago, and the number of known cases has grown to over 6,000 in the county alone. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah again saw a large daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Monday, with 444 people testing positive for the virus.

The new cases were confirmed as 2,917 tests were administered for a positive rate of 15.2%. They bring the state’s total since the pandemic began to 17,906 of 299,312 tests given, an overall positive rate of nearly 6%, according to the Utah Department of Health.

For the past week, an average of 471 cases has been reported each day, compared to an average of 327 the previous seven days, state health officials said.

Eight more people entered hospitals in Utah with the novel coronavirus since Sunday’s report. The total current hospitalizations in the state is now 171, two higher than the previous day.

In Utah, nearly 9,900 cases are considered recovered after passing the three-week point since their diagnoses.

No new deaths were reported Monday, leaving the state’s toll at 158.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

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