Utah reports 19 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,500 new cases Tuesday

Spencer Moore, a medical assistant with University of Utah Health, administers COVID-19 tests at the Rice-Eccles Stadium testing site in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials reported another 2,510 COVID-19 cases and 19 additional deaths on Tuesday.

The new cases were confirmed out of 9,146 people tested, with a 27.4% positive rate, according to the Utah Department of Health. The rolling seven-day average for new cases is 2,292 per day, and the average positive test rate is 22.1%.

On Tuesday, 575 patients were hospitalized with the disease in Utah, which is 15 more than were hospitalized the previous day. Intensive care units across the state were 79.1% full overall, and ICUs that can treat the most serious patients were 85.7% full.

The deaths reported Tuesday — marking the second-highest number of new deaths confirmed in a day — bring the state’s toll to 890. The record in deaths occurred on Nov. 25, when 26 were reported.

To date, 198,216 cases have been confirmed out of 1,432,225 people tested for the disease in Utah. Hospitalizations since the outbreak began total 8,279.

This story will be updated throughout the day.

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