Utah reports 1,897 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths on Monday

A worker puts on a pair of new gloves at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site at the Maverik Center parking lot in West Valley City on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials reported another 1,897 COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Monday.

The new cases were confirmed out of 4,852 people tested, with a 39% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health. The rolling seven-day average for new cases is 2,312 per day, and the average positive test rate is 21.5%.

On Monday, 560 patients were hospitalized with the disease in Utah, which is four fewer than were hospitalized the previous day. Intensive care units in the state were 82.6% full overall, and referral ICUs that can treat the most serious patients were 89.5% full.

The deaths reported Monday bring the state’s toll to 871. They were: a Uintah County man between 45 and 64; a Utah County woman between 65 and 84; and a Washington County woman older than 85. All three were hospitalized when they died.

To date, 195,706 cases have been confirmed out of 1,423,079 people tested, with a positive rate of 13.8%. About 134,000 cases are considered recovered after surviving the three-week point since their diagnoses. Hospitalizations since the pandemic began now total 8,135.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

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