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Monday's COVID-19 numbers in Utah: 2,231 new cases and ten new deaths

Virus Outbreak Britain
Posted at 1:09 PM, Dec 07, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-07 15:23:27-05

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 2,231 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and ten additional deaths.

The new cases brought the seven-day rolling average of new cases per day to 3,125. That is up from 3,077 on Sunday.

The percent of positive laboratory tests for those seven days is 27.1%. That is down from 27.2% Sunday.

There are currently 582 people hospitalized in Utah with COVID-19. That is down 13 from Sunday and down 21 from Saturday's all time high of 603.

The death toll in Utah now stands at 949.

The newly reported deaths include:

  • A female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • A male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • A female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
  • A male, between 65-84, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • A female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • A male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • A female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • A female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • A male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • A male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident