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Utah saw its lowest number of people with COVID-19 in intensive care units Saturday since early October.
The state department of health reported that there were 75 people with the virus in the ICU on Saturday. After Oct. 5, when there were 79 in the ICU, that number has fluctuated as high as 231 in the months since.
Saturday also marked the lowest number of people currently hospitalized for COVID-19 overall, at 194, since the beginning of October.
Vaccinations administered in past day/total vaccinations • 26,098 / 843,032.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 304,168.
Cases reported in past day • 570.
Deaths reported in past day • 5.
Salt Lake County reported the deaths of three women. One was in the 25 to 44 age range, another was between 45 and 64, and the third was over the age of 85.
Weber and Uintah counties each reported one death — a man and woman, respectively — both between the ages of 45 and 64.
Hospitalizations reported in past day • 194. That’s down nine from Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 77 are in intensive care units — eight fewer than on Friday.
Tests reported in past day • 7,052 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,594 people were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • Under the state’s original method, the rate is 8.1%. That’s slightly lower than the seven-day average of 9.5%.
Its new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Saturday’s rate is now at 3.1%, lower than the seven-day average of 4.6%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals to date • 374,438 cases; 1,975 deaths; 14,867 hospitalizations; 2,243,694 people tested.
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