SALT LAKE CITY-Sunday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health.
Since statistics have been kept, there have been 49,115 recorded cases of covid-19. This is an increase of 301 in the past 24 hours and a decrease of 68 in the same span.
624,836 Utahns have been tested for covid-19. This is an increase of 2,473 in the past 24 hours.
This increased the positive test percentage to 7.86 percent. Saturday, this was at 7.84 percent.
The 24-hour positive test percentage in Utah is 12.17 percent Sunday. Saturday, this was at 15.21 percent.
There have been 40,831 recoveries from covid-19 in Utah since statistics began being kept. This is an increase of 509 in the past 24 hours and a net increase of 54 in the same span.
The recovery percentage rose by 0.53 percent Sunday to 83.13 percent. Saturday, this was at 82.60 percent.
The differential between all-time cases and recoveries in Utah shrank to 8,284 Sunday. This is a decrease of 208 in the past 24 hours.
There are 7,899 active cases in Utah per Sunday’s report. This is a decrease of 178 in the past 24 hours. The overall active case percentage in Utah is 16.08 percent.
The differential between recoveries and active cases in Utah increased to 32,932 Sunday. This is an increase of 687 in the past 24 hours.
There have been 2,926 hospitalizations recorded for covid-19 in Utah since statistics began being kept. This is an increase of 27 in the past 24 hours.
Current hospitalizations for covid-19 increased by seven Sunday to 138. This increased the covid-19 current hospitalization percentage to 4.71 percent. Saturday, this was at 4.51 percent.
Of the 138 current covid-19 hospitalizations, 58 are in ICU. This is an increase of two in the past 24 hours. The ICU covid-19 hospitalization percentage decreased to 42.02 percent Sunday. Saturday, this was at 42.74 percent.
Currently, 67.5 percent of ICU in Utah is occupied.
There were no new deaths attributed to covid-19 in the past 24 hours. This caused the death percentage to decrease to 0.783 percent Sunday. Saturday, this was at 0.788 percent.
In Wasatch County, there were four new recorded cases of covid-19 in the past 24 hours. This increases the all-time net case total in Wasatch County to 615.
The Wasatch County hospitalizations (25) and deaths (4) attributed to covid-19 remain unchanged in the past 24 hours.
The most recent death attributed to covid-19 in Wasatch County occurred July 6.
