Utah reported 1,791 new positive COVID-19 tests Friday, continuing a decline in cases. But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day.
Utah reported 1,791 new positive COVID-19 tests Friday, continuing a decline in cases. But the number of new coronavirus deaths that medical examiners are confirming remains in the double digits each day, as January’s surge from the highly contagious omicron variant of the virus continues to exact a toll.
. Utah has averaged about 14,000 tests per day since Monday, compared with an average 20,000 tests per day last week. The Utah Department of Health reported an average 1,811 new cases a day during the past week — slightly below Thursday and well below January’s peak weekly average of about 11,000 daily cases.
Hospitalizations declined Friday, but remained higher than at any time during the pandemic before January’s spike. There were 634 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah, down 16 from Thursday but higher than the record before January — 606, in December 2020. State officials last month announced that a data error hadMedical examiners confirmed 11 new deaths in Utah that resulted from COVID-19 infections. There have been 4,261 deaths from COVID-19 in Utah since the pandemic began.
As of Friday, there were 158 COVID patients in intensive care units throughout the state, up one from Thursday. ICUs in the state’s larger “referral” hospitals were at 90.7% capacity, once again above the 85% threshold that hospital administrators have said is necessary to leave room for unpredictable staffing levels, new patients and availability of specialized equipment and personnel. ICUs in those larger hospitals have surpassed 85% occupancy almost continuously since late August.
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