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Utah reports 611 more COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths Thursday

Virus Outbreak Utah
Posted at 10:56 AM, Mar 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-04 13:04:14-05

The Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 report for Thursday shows an increase of 611 confirmed cases—bringing the state's total to 373,319—and 12 additional deaths.

So far, 2,230,041 people in Utah have been tested for the disease. The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 558 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 10.0%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 4.8%.

A total of 785,523 vaccines have now been administered in Utah.

203 people in Utah are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

1,965 people in Utah have died of COVID-19. The 12 deaths announced Thursday are:

Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death

  1. Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  2. Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
  3. Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
  4. Male, older than 85, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
  5. Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
  6. Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  7. Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  8. Female, older than 85, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
  9. Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  10. Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  11. Male, between 65-84, Box Elder County resident, hospitalized at time of death

Seven of the deaths announced Thursday happened before February 11. Two of the deaths from UDOH's February 23 report have been retracted.