Wednesday covid-19 update for Utah

Wednesday covid-19 update for Utah

SALT LAKE CITY-Wednesday, covid-19 statistics were updated for Utah by the state department of health.

There have been 73,042 recorded cases of covid-19 in Utah. This is an increase of 906 cases in the past 24 hours.

829, 970 Utahns have been tested for covid-19. This represents an increase of 8,106 in the past 24 hours.

There have been 55,141 recoveries from covid-19 in Utah. This is an increase of 297 in the past 24 hours. The current recovery percentage in Utah is 75.5 percent.

There are 17,942 active cases in Utah, an increase of 607 in the past 24 hours. The current active case percentage in Utah is 23.9 percent.

There have been 3,847 hospitalizations recorded for covid-19 in Utah. Of these, 203 are currently hospitalized or 5.3 percent.

Of these, 75 are in ICU, or 36.9 percent. ICU is 66.5 percent occupied in Utah.

There are 459 deaths in Utah attributed to covid-19. This is an increase of two in the past 24 hours. The current death percentage in Utah is 0.628 percent.

Wasatch County contracted 12 new cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total to 793.

The hospitalizations (33) and deaths (7) remain unchanged in the past 24 hours in Wasatch County.

The most recent death in Wasatch County attributed to covid-19 occurred August 28.