Utah reported 11,601 new coronavirus cases on Friday — but skyrocketing hospitalizations and the staggeringly high rates of positive test results suggest cases are being drastically undercounted amid a statewide testing shortage.
unless they have health risks or are likely to expose vulnerable people.
State health officials have said the positivity rate would have to drop to 3% to suggest the virus is under control. Instead, 29% of the test results reported Friday were positive. Meanwhile, the state reported 11 deaths on Friday, bringing the total to 4,030 since the pandemic began. ICUs in the state’s larger, “referral” hospitals are now at 93% capacity — above the 85% threshold that hospital administrators have said is necessary to leave room for unpredictable staffing levels, new patients and availability of specialized equipment and personnel. Statewide, 89% of all ICU beds are filled.
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