Daniel Martin is tested for COVID-19 at a Nomi Health testing site outside of the Utah Department of Health building in Salt Lake City on March 16. The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday reported 38 deaths and 109 new COVID-19 cases. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials Tuesday reported 38 COVID-19 deaths, as well as 109 new cases, 20 of which were in school-age children.
The majority of the 38 deaths reported Tuesday — 31 — occurred before February 22, meaning seven of the deaths were more recent.
In addition to these newly reported deaths, Utah Department of Health officials, along with the state coroner’s office, examined previous data and identified 90 additional COVID-19 deaths to be reported over the next week.
As the number of COVID-19 cases has declined in recent weeks, the health department reports that it has given epidemiologists the opportunity to review previous death certificate data.
The seven-day moving average for the daily number of COVID-19 deaths is currently below one, although the Department of Health’s website clarifies that deaths may be added after further investigation, causing the number to rise.
The seven-day moving average for new positive tests is now 134 per day. The 7-day average for positive tests in individuals is currently 4.7%.
The health department has reported another 2,507 people tested and 1,799 vaccinated since Monday’s report.
There are currently 126 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, including 19 in intensive care units, according to the health department.
The 38 deaths reported Tuesday bring Utah’s total number of coronavirus deaths to 4,610, meaning just under 0.5% of Utah’s nearly 927,000 COVID-19 cases have resulted in death.
Recent deaths include:
- A Box Elder County man, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- Cache County male, 65-84, hospital status unknown.
- Carbon County man, 45-64, not hospitalized.
- Two Davis County men, 45-64, not hospitalized.
- A Davis County woman, 45-64, not hospitalized.
- A Davis County woman, 65-84, hospitalized.
- Davis County male, age 85, resident of a long-term care facility.
- A Kane County man, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- A Morgan County woman, 65-84, long-term care facility resident.
- A Salt Lake County woman, 25-44, hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County men, 45-64, not hospitalized.
- A Salt Lake County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County women, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- Two Salt Lake County women, 65-84, were hospitalized.
- A Salt Lake County woman, over 85, not hospitalized.
- A Sanpete County man, 45-64, hospitalized.
- Tooele County male, 65-84, unknown.
- A Uintah County man, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- Uintah County male, age 85, hospital status unknown.
- A Uintah County woman, age 85, resident of a long-term care facility.
- A Utah County man, 45-65, not hospitalized.
- A Utah County male, 65-84, resident at a long-term care facility.
- A Utah County woman, 65-84, hospital status unknown.
- Two Utah County women, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- A Utah County man, over 85, not hospitalized.
- A Washington County man, 45-64, not hospitalized.
- Washington County man, 65-84, hospitalized.
- A Washington County woman, 65-84, long-term care facility resident.
- Washington County male, age 85, unknown hospital status.
- A Washington County man, over 85, hospitalized.
- Weber County man, 65-84, not hospitalized.
- A Weber County male, about 85, resident of a long-term care facility.
- A man, over 85, unknown what county he is from, taken to hospital.
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