Data are updated weekly on Wednesdays. Most of the tables, charts, and maps in this report are interactive. Tables can be sorted by clicking on column headings. Maps and charts can be sorted, zoomed, selected, etc. using the mouse cursor and data will appear when hovering or clicking the mouse cursor. Controls will appear at the top right corner of charts when the mouse cursor is placed on the chart. The data used to create the charts on this dashboard are also available for download. Case and laboratory data that can be queried is available on IBIS.
Weekly Report Date: November 20, 2024.
In the past 7 days, Utah has reported:
Syndromic Surveillance looks at the percent of people going to Emergency Departments (EDs) who have COVID-19 like symptoms. It is a measure of community transmission that is not based on testing. Syndromic Surveillance may lag behind case counts because it takes time for cases to develop symptoms severe enough to require an emergency department visit. For more information about Syndromic Surveillance please see the Trends Tab.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths show the most severe outcomes due to COVID-19. These outcomes often happen after a person is first diagnosed with COVID-19, so these metrics lag by days to weeks after case counts. Hospitalizations are either reported automatically if a person is inpatient at the time of a positive lab or identified through local public health investigations. Deaths are reported by clinicians, death certificates, and case investigators. Please see the data notes below for more information how DHHS determines COVID-19 deaths.
Note: Cases are no longer a reliable indicator of transmission levels in the community due to the decrease in overall testing and an increase in the use of at-home test kits, which are not reported to DHHS. Case numbers should be interpreted with caution and used in conjunction with other measures, such as hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
Visit http://avrpublic.dhhs.utah.gov/uwss for more information, to see a map, and to explore the data.
| Wastewater Level | Number of Sites | Percent of Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Elevated | 8 | 22.9% |
| Watch | 9 | 25.7% |
| Low | 18 | 51.4% |
| Below Reporting Limit | 0 | 0% |
| Insufficient Data | 0 | 0% |
| Wastewater Trend | Number of Sites | Percent of Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Increasing | 6 | 17.1% |
| Plateau/Indeterminate | 21 | 60% |
| Decreasing | 7 | 20% |
| Insufficient Data | 1 | 2.9% |
Currently, 34 municipal wastewater facilities across Utah are sampled
twice per week, covering roughly 88% of the state’s population. Levels
of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA are quantified, providing an indicator of the
status and trends of COVID-19 infections in the community.
Watch: a viral RNA level of potential concern, but not high
enough to be considered elevated.
Below Reporting Limit: RNA
levels in the previous three samples were below the laboratory reporting
limit; this does not necessarily mean a complete lack of cases shedding
the virus.
Insufficient Data: not enough recent data to
determine current levels and/or trend at a site.
This map compares relative case rates per 100,000 by small area. Case counts do not fully reflect the transmission levels in the community due to a decrease in overall testing and an increase in the use of at-home test kits, which are not reported to DHHS. Additionally, certain geographic areas have different availability of testing, which may affect the reported rates.
The current epidemic curve looks at how the trend in cases is
changing over time and assigns a trend category to each day, based on
whether the three-day daily average of cases is increasing, staying
stable, or decreasing. It is calculated by using the daily case
incidence rate per 100,000 people (bars), finding the three-day moving
average of daily incidence rates (grey points), fitting a smoothed curve
to these incidence rates (grey line), and looking at the slope of that
curve (colors on the bars). If the slope of the curve is above zero,
incidence is increasing. If the slope is about zero, incidence is
holding stable (a plateau). If the slope is decreasing after at least
five days of plateau, incidence is decreasing.
Note: Recent
increases or decreases in testing can lead to changes in daily
incidence. Epidemic curve status can fluctuate from day to day so trends
need to be interpreted cautiously and in conjunction with other
surveillance data.
The current hospitalization epidemic curve looks at how the trend in
hospitalizations is changing over time and assigns a trend category to
each day, based on whether the seven-day daily average of cases is
increasing, staying stable, or decreasing. It is calculated by using the
daily hospitalization incidence rate per 100,000 people (bars), finding
the seven-day moving average of daily incidence rates (grey points),
fitting a smoothed curve to these incidence rates (grey line), and
looking at the slope of that curve (colors on the bars). If the slope of
the curve is above zero, incidence is increasing. If the slope is about
zero, incidence is holding stable (a plateau). If the slope is
decreasing after at least five days of plateau, incidence is decreasing.
Please note: Recent increases or decreases in testing can
lead to changes in daily incidence. Epidemic curve status can fluctuate
from day to day so trends need to be interpreted cautiously and in
conjunction with other surveillance data.
The below tables present a variety of summary statistics associated with COVID-19 in Utah broken down by age group as well as race and ethnicity.
To learn more about who is currently eligible to receive the vaccine,
where you can receive the vaccine, and how the vaccine works, visit
Utah’s Coronavirus
Vaccine Webpage. Data below represent all doses administered in Utah
and reported to USIIS, the Utah Statewide Immunization Information
System.
Definitions: People Received at Least One Dose
is anyone who has received one or more doses of a two-dose vaccine (like
Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax), a one-dose vaccine (like Johnson and
Johnson), or a bivalent booster whether they have completed their
primary series or not. People Completed Primary Series is anyone
who has completed their primary vaccine series, either two doses of a
two-dose vaccine (like Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax) or one dose of a
one-dose vaccine (like Johnson and Johnson). People Received a
Bivalent Booster is defined as anyone who has received the updated
bivalent booster dose, regardless of if there is documentation they
completed their primary series in USIIS. These categories are not
mutually exclusive.
Once delivered, vaccines may take a week
to be processed, scheduled, administered, and reported to the Utah
Department of Health and Human Services. Of the 8,134,350 doses
delivered seven days or more ago, 81% have been administered.
Additionally, some doses are reserved by providers for previously
scheduled second dose appointments.
14-Day Incidence Rate: As of September 21, 2020, the crude
rate map by jurisdiction was replaced with a map showing 14-Day
Incidence by county. The two-week cumulative incidence rate summarizes
new cases reported in the past 14 days per 100,000 people. It looks at
the recent burden of cases in an area given its population. Areas with
elevated incidence rates will have a higher burden of ill people who may
be infectious and/or currently accessing healthcare.
Laboratory: DHHS receives positive and negative test results for
healthcare providers, laboratories, and testing sites across the state.
At-home tests are generally not reported. Positive test results are
reported immediately; negative test results may not be reported for
24-72 hours. Laboratory positives may not match confirmed cases due to
ongoing investigations and confirmatory testing. When available,
laboratory data is shown by the date a sample was tested. If
unavailable, it is shown by the date reported to public health.
Laboratory data definitions are as follows:
People Tested:
One test per person is included by their earliest positive result,
within a 90 day period. If there are no positive tests, their earliest
negative result is used. Because this is deduplicated to a 90 day
window, people may be counted more than once.
Total Tests:
One test per person, per day (by collection date), per test type. For
example, if a person was tested with a rapid antigen test and then gets
a confirmatory PCR on the same day, both tests will be counted. This was
updated on 4/14/21 from the previous definition of one test per person
per day, regardless of test type. These definitions allow DHHS to report
the total effort in testing statewide, while also not double counting
any tests that may be reported more than once to DHHS. The Test/Test
percent positivity calculation will continue to use the one test, per
person, per day definition described below.
Case Dates:
As of April 15, 2020, case data are displayed by both the date the first
positive laboratory result (FPLR) is reported to public health and the
self-reported symptom onset date. Previously, this was reported by the
first day a person was reported (through laboratory results or contact
tracing) to public health. The FPLR date will provide a more stable
estimate of the new cases reported to public health; however, there will
be small differences in cases by date as public health receives
additional information. Onset date is taken preferentially from the
following dates when available: 1) self-reported date of first symptoms,
2) date diagnosed by a clinician, 3) date first positive specimen was
collected, 4) first report to public health. The actual number of cases
in Utah is higher than what is reported due to mild cases not feeling
ill enough to seek care, clinician judgment for testing, and expanding
laboratory capacity.
Death Counts: Deaths reported by
DHHS include confirmed and probable cases as defined by the Council of
State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) case definition. This
includes: 1) confirmed cases with a positive COVID-19 PCR result and no
alternative cause of death noted on the death certificate or reported by
the Office of the Medical Examiner (OME), 2) probable cases where the
death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of
death or a significant condition contributing to death and no
alternative cause of death reported by the OME, and 3) probable cases
with COVID-19 symptoms and close contact to a laboratory confirmed case
and no alternative cause of death reported by the OME or the death
certificate. Death counts are provisional and subject to change as
investigations are completed. For more information on how COVID-19
deaths are registered in the state of Utah, visit
coronavirus.utah.gov/covid-19-deaths.
Case Definitions: DHHS assigns case status following the national case definition, with the exception of considering positive antigen tests as probable cases. A confirmed case is any person with a positive SARS-CoV2 PCR or antigen test.
Data for this report were accessed on November 20, 2024
01:14 PM. Population data used for calculating rates are based on 2020
estimates from IBIS. This
was upgraded from 2019 estimates on 11/12/2021.