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Ten new deaths from COVID-19 reported for the third time in less than a week

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Posted at 1:07 PM, Nov 01, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-01 15:07:22-05

Utah's rolling seven-day average continues to climb, as do reported fatalities in Sunday's case count from the Department of Health.

New Cases
1,854 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, for a statewide total of 116,510 lab-confirmed cases since March.

Testing
1,088,849 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Utah, including 7,026 new tests since Saturday's report.
The rolling seven-day average for positive tests in Utah is now 1,644, or approximately 18.7% of those tested.

Hospitalizations
342 people are currently hospitalized in connection to the virus. 130 of those patients are reported to be in intensive care.
Statewide, 73.7% of all ICU beds are occupied with both COVID and non-COVID patients.

Deaths
Ten new deaths have been reported, bringing the statewide fatality rate to 614. The newly reported deaths include:

  • Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Female, between 65-84, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, between 65-84, Box Elder County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 65-84, Carbon County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death