SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 2,335 additional cases of COVID-19—bringing the state's total to 139,720 cases—and six more deaths on Wednesday.
That brought the seven-day running average of new cases per day in Utah to 2,584 and the percent of positive lab tests moved up from 21.9 percent to 22.6 percent.
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There are currently 446 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah.
The additional deaths reported Wednesday moved the state's death toll to 678.
They include:
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
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