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Small drop in Utah COVID-19 cases reported; 15 new deaths

Posted at 2:31 PM, Aug 25, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-25 18:37:38-04

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s weekly COVID-19 case count continued it downward trend in the latest report issued by the Utah Department of Health on Thursday, although not as steep as previous reports.

There were 3,143 new cases recorded in Utah over the last 7 days, down nearly 200 cases from the week before. The report also tallied 165 new hospitalizations and 15 new deaths.

The rolling 7-day average of positive COVID tests is now at 453 per day with the person-to-person 7-day average positivity rate at 22.3%.