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Health Dept.: 354 new COVID-19 cases in Utah; three new deaths

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Posted at 12:57 PM, Aug 03, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-03 15:04:08-04

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 report for Monday shows 354 new confirmed cases and three additional deaths.

Utah now has 41,529 positive COVID-19 cases. 540,812 people in Utah have been tested for the disease, according to Monday's report.

The rolling 7-day average or positive tests per day is 435 in Utah.

2,450 people in Utah have required hospitalization for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of those, 207 people remain hospitalized.

A total of 314 people in Utah have died of COVID-19. The three new deaths announced Monday are:

  • Female, between 65 and 84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Female, between 65 and 84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 45 and 64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death

29,967 of Utah's COVID-19 cases are considered "recovered." A case with a diagnosis date of more than three weeks ago, who has not passed away, is considered recovered.