The most recent state health data shared Thursday, April 20, shows decreasing COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations.
All of Utah is showing “low” community COVID-19 transmission levels, based on a current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of positive case counts.
Understand the latest Utah COVID-19 trends with these graphs from The Salt Lake Tribune, based on the latest state data:
Current sewage data shows elevated amounts of coronavirus in two of the 34 sites across the state as of April 20, according to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
Out of the state’s 34 sites, 15 reported enough of the virus that they are on “watch” status, meaning there’s a possibility that those sites could see elevated levels soon.
Overall, wastewater trend analyses indicate the amount of COVID-19 has plateaued at 21 sites. Four sites reported decreasing trends of the virus, while eight sites — near Tremonton, Farmington, Park City, Herriman, Tooele, Provo, Spanish Fork and Cedar City — reported increasing trends. One site didn’t get sufficient data to determine a trend.
Breakdown of updated COVID-19 metrics in Utah, as of April 20:
Vaccine doses administered in the past week/total doses administered • 2,030 / 5,930,143.
Number of Utahns fully vaccinated • 2,081,951 people — or about 64.1% of Utah’s total population — have received both doses of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine series, or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Another 492,436 Utahns have received a bivalent booster dose after completing a primary vaccine series — or 15.2% of the population.
Cases reported in the past week • 545.
Average cases per day reported in the past week • 96.
Deaths reported in the past week • Three.
Salt Lake and Utah counties each reported the death of a man between the ages of 45-64. Tooele County reported the death of a woman age 65-84.
Hospitalizations reported this week • As of Thursday, 58 Utahns were hospitalized with COVID-19 — seven fewer than the previous week. There were eight patients in intensive care Thursday, three fewer than reported last Thursday.
The seven-day average for people hospitalized with COVID-19 decreased from 58 to 57. The seven-day average for new hospital admissions decreased about 11.4% to 10.
Percentage of positive tests • As of March 14, when the state changed its “communicable disease rule,” DHHS stopped reporting this information.
“This changed the reportability of COVID-19 testing, specifically removing negative reporting for a large portion of tests. Due to this change, percent positivity will no longer be updated,” according to the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Totals to date • 1,095,943 cases; 5,343 deaths; 42,807 hospitalizations.
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