Latest spike in COVID cases and deaths continued in Utah over the past week.
The rise in cases, along with 139 new hospitalizations, follows a trend over the past 2-3 weeks. Of those hospitalized with COVID, 20 of those patients are in the ICU.
According to the Utah Department of Health, the rolling 7-day average of positive COVID tests is now at 805 a day, with a 22.3% person-to-person 7-day average positivity rate. The department added that 26.5% of wastewater states across Utah showed elevated or increasing COVID levels. With many gathering over the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, cases are expected to rise as they have since mid-April.
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