Utah confirms 394 new coronavirus cases; 3 more deaths on Sunday

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah health officials confirmed 394 new cases of the novel coronavirus and a rise in current hospitalizations on Sunday.

Now, 169 people are receiving hospital care for COVID-19 in Utah, up from 152 on Saturday. Twenty-three new patients entered hospitals with the disease since the previous day, according to the Utah Department of Health.

In Utah, 67 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care units, which are running at 62.2% capacity with both patients with the disease and others. Non-intensive care beds are 50.8% full, state health department data shows, and 182 of the state’s 1,297 ventilators are in use.

The previous two days brought Utah consecutive daily records in new positive tests, with 643 on Saturday and 586 on Friday. They prompted the state epidemiologist, Dr. Angela Dunn, to warn that the state’s hospital capacity is at risk of becoming overwhelmed.

Read more: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/6/21/21297766/utah-coronavirus-case-count-new-deaths-hospital-capacity-intensive-care-units