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There were 413 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the most since May 18, when 427 were reported.
Utah Department of Health also reported two more deaths, and removed one reported May 22 because further testing showed it was not the result of the coronavirus.
Vaccine doses administered in past day/total doses administered • 10,463 / 2,761,471.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 1,326,540.
Cases reported in past day • 413.
Deaths reported in past day • Two — a woman between the ages of 25-44 in Beaver County, and a woman 45-64 in Sevier County.
Tests reported in past day • 4,615 people were tested for the first time. A total of 8,212 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 159. That’s six more than on Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 62 are in intensive care, four more than on Tuesday.
Percentage of positive tests • Under the state’s original method, the rate is 8.9%. That’s higher than the seven-day average of 7.5%.
The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Wednesday’s rate was 5.0%, about the same as the seven-day average of 4.9%
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals to date • 410,377 cases; 2,324 deaths; 17,169 hospitalizations; 2,748,126 people tested.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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