Utah reports 446 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths Tuesday

University of Utah Health’s Ashley Cameron, left, and Dakota Silva work together as they test people for COVID-19 during the University of Utah’s Wellness Bus drive-thru testing event at Centennial Park in West Valley City on Monday, July 6, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials reported 446 new positive COVID-19 tests and five additional deaths on Tuesday.

The new cases were confirmed of 4,651 tests reported, with a 9.6% positive rate. They bring the state’s total since the pandemic began to 38,855 of 514,509 people tested — a 7.6% overall positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The rolling seven-day average for positive tests is 541 per day, and the positive rate of tests is 9.7%.

Currently, 211 patients are hospitalized for COVID-19 in Utah, 83 of whom are in intensive care units. The state’s intensive care units are 59.3% full with coronavirus patients and others, while other hospital beds are 45.9% full.

The latest deaths were a Salt Lake County man older than 85 and a Washington County woman between 65-84, both of whom were hospitalized when they died. Three long-term care residents also died from complications due to the disease: a San Juan County man older than 85; a Davis County woman between 65-84, and a Salt Lake County man between 65-84.

They bring the state’s death toll from the novel coronavirus to 286. Of them, 90.6% were considered at high risk, meaning they were at least 65 years old and/or had underlying health conditions. Just under 130 deaths were residents in long-term care facilities.

Utah’s death rate of confirmed cases now stands at about 0.74%.

Nearly 26,000 of the state’s cases are considered recovered after passing the three-week point since their diagnoses.

This story will be updated.

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