SALT LAKE CITY There are 3,674 new test-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 14 new deaths from the disease Saturday in Utah, according to statistics released by the Utah Department of Health.

The health department also reports that 603 Utahns are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19, 212 of them in intensive care units, and that 14,838 more people were tested for the virus.

Overall, the updated numbers bring Utah to 212,844 confirmed cases, 939 reported deaths and 8,765 coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

In an email, the health department said the 14 reported deaths included 10 women:

They also included four men, all of whom were residents of a long-term care facility:

Of the state's 939 deaths, 330 of them about 35% have been long-term care facility residents. Salt Lake County and Utah County together account for 62% of the state's COVID-19 related deaths.

Over the past week, the state has averaged 2,958 new reported cases per day and a positive test rate of 25.5%.

There is no COVID-19 news conference from state leaders scheduled for this weekend; Gov. Gary Herbert and health officials addressed the public during a news conference on Thursday. During the conference, Herbert anticipated a Thanksgiving-related uptick in coronavirus cases but hoped the number wouldn't increase "too dramatically."

State epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn also provided new guidelines on how to quarantine after possible exposure to the virus. The state now recommends Utahns quarantine for 10 days instead of 14, or potentially as few as seven days if they are tested that day, receive a negative result and aren't showing symptoms. The new guidelines match ones recently unveiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after they are confirmed, but negative test results may not be reported for 24 to 72 hours.

The total number of cases reported by the Utah Department of Health each day includes all cases of COVID-19 since Utah's outbreak began, including those who are currently infected, those who have recovered from the disease, and those who have died.

Recovered cases are defined as anyone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 three or more weeks ago and has not died.

Deaths reported by the state typically occurred two to seven days prior to when they are reported, according to the health department. Some deaths may be from even further back, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.

The health department reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths per the case definition outlined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. The death counts are subject to change as case investigations are completed.

For deaths that are reported as COVID-19 deaths, the person would not have died if they did not have COVID-19, according to the health department.

Data included in this story primarily reflects the state of Utah as a whole. For more localized data, visit your local health district's website.

More information about Utah's health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/utah-health-guidance-levels.

Information is from the Utah Department of Health and coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts. For more information on how the Utah Department of Health compiles and reports COVID-19 data, visit coronavirus.utah.gov/case-counts and scroll down to the "Data Notes" section at the bottom of the page.

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