Six more Utahns die of COVID-19, while case count continues to slow - Salt Lake Tribune

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Six more Utahns have died from COVID-19 and another 506 have tested positive for the virus, the Utah Department of Health reported Saturday.

Three of the people who died were from Salt Lake County. They include a woman, older than 85 and a man between 65-84 — both were residents in long-term care facilities. The third was male, older than 85, who was hospitalized.

Two men from Utah County also were among the reported deaths. One was between 65-85 and living in a longer-term care facility; the other was between 45-64 and was hospitalized at the time of his death.

The sixth death was a San Juan County woman, 65-84, who was hospitalized.

In all 310 Utahns have died from the coronavirus.

The rolling seven-day average for positive laboratory tests is now 431 per day or 9.9%. That number is well below the target of 500 that Gov. Gary Herbert set for Aug. 1.

So far, 533,260 people have been tested for the coronavirus, an increase of 4,350 people from Friday, UDOH officials reported.

There currently are 210 people hospitalized with COVID-19, down from a reported 213 on Friday. Total hospitalizations since the beginning of the outbreak are 2,412.

As of Saturday, the state considers 28,747 people “recovered,” which, by health experts’ definition, means theya re still alive at least three weeks from being diagnosed with the disease.

The Tribune will update this story.

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