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Health Dept. 364 more COVID-19 cases in Utah; eight new deaths

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Posted at 1:04 PM, Aug 19, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-19 15:11:22-04

SALT LAKE CITY — From the Utah Department of Health:

The Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 report for Wednesday shows the state now has 47,521 positive cases of the disease, an increase of 364 since Tuesday's report, and a total of 377 deaths.

610,362 people in Utah have now been tested for COVID-19. The state's rolling seven-day average for positive cases is 346 per day.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,832 people in Utah have required hospitalization for COVID-19 and 139 remain hospitalized.

The eight new deaths reported Wednesday are:

  • Male, between 45 and 64, Cache County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Female, between 65 and 84, San Juan County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 65 and 84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, between 65 and 84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Female, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, between 65 and 84, Utah County resident, hospitalized prior to death
  • Male, between 45 and 64, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Female, between 65 and 8, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death

38,883 of Utah's cases—nearly 82 percent—are considered "recovered." A case with a diagnosis date of more than three weeks ago, who has not passed away, is considered recovered.