SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, covid-19 statistics for Utah were updated by the state department of health.
There have been 68,530 recorded cases of covid-19 in Utah. This represents a new state record of 1,411 cases in a single day.
795,217 Utahns have been tested for covid-19, an increase of 10,242 in the past 24 hours.
There are 53,360 recoveries from covid-19 in Utah. This is an increase of 500 in the past 24 hours. The current recovery percentage in Utah is 77.9 percent.
There are 14,722 active cases of covid-19 in Utah, an increase of 907 in the past 24 hours. The active case percentage in Utah is 21.5 percent.
There have been 3,668 recorded hospitalizations for covid-19 in Utah. Of these, 184 are currently hospitalized, or 5.02 percent.
Of the 184, 76 are in ICU, or 41.3 percent. ICU is 67.7 percent occupied in Utah.
There have been 448 deaths attributed to covid-19 in Utah. This is an increase of four in the past 24 hours. The current covid-19 death percentage in Utah is 0.654 percent.
In the past 24 hours, Wasatch County has seen 12 new cases, increasing the net total to 745. There are 33 hospitalizations and 7 deaths attributed to covid-19 in Wasatch County.
The most recent death attributed to covid-19 in Wasatch County occurred August 28.
