6,142 more COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths reported for Thursday and Friday in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 6,142 with 15 more deaths reported for Thursday and Friday, according to the Utah Department of Health.

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The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now at 2,764 according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that time period is now 21.3%.

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Friday's totals give Utah 190,044 total confirmed cases, with 7,948 total hospitalizations and 849 total deaths from the disease.

 

Of the 569 confirmed COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, 205 are in intensive care units. About 88% of all ICU beds in Utah are filled as of Friday, including about 91% in the state's referral hospitals, which are the 16 health care facilities in Utah with the capability to provide the best COVID-19 care, according to state data.

 

Utah's case count was not updated Thursday. On Friday the department reported 3,829 of the new cases were from Thursday, with 2,313 cases from Friday.

Those deaths from Thursday and Friday were:

 

  • A Box Elder County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Cache County man over 85 years old who was a resident of a long-term care facility
  • A Carbon County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Davis County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Davis County man between the ages of 25 and 44 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
  • A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was a resident of a long-term care facility
  • A Salt Lake County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Salt Lake County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Sevier County man between the ages of 65 and 84. It's unknown if he was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Summit County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Utah County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Washington County woman between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Weber County man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of death
  • A Weber County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was not hospitalized at the time of death

 

There is not a COVID-19 news conference scheduled for Friday.