Utah reports record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday

Health care workers treat COVID-19 patients at the University of Utah Hospital Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. | Charlie Ehlert, University of Utah Health

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials on Tuesday reported a state record in current COVID-19 hospitalizations as well as 1,669 new cases and six deaths.

Currently, 366 patients are hospitalized with the disease in Utah, which is 18 more than were hospitalized on Monday, according to the Utah Department of Health.

The new cases were confirmed out of 7,834 tests, with a 21.3% positive rate. The rolling seven-day average for new cases is 1,726 per day, and the average positive test rate is 19.1%.

Now 119,375 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Utah out of 1,105,427 people tested since the start of the pandemic — which means about 35% of the population has received at least one test, with nearly 4% of the population positive for the disease. About 90,000 are considered recovered after surviving the three-week point since their diagnoses.

Hospitalizations since the outbreak hit Utah total 5,665.

They latest deaths included two Salt Lake County men between ages 65-84, one of whom was hospitalized when he died; a Utah County woman between 45-64, who was a long-term care resident; a Sanpete County woman between 45-64, who was hospitalized; a Tooele County woman between 65-84, who was not hospitalized; and a Utah County man between 65-84 whose hospitalization status was unknown.

They bring the state’s toll due to the novel coronavirus to 620.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

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