SALT LAKE CITY– Utahs number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 1,501 on Thursday– a new record number of cases in a single day.Five deaths were likewise reported Thursday, bringing the state above 500 overall COVID-19 deaths because the pandemic began, according to the Utah Department of Health.As Utah continues struggling to consist of a spike in cases of the disease, Gov. Gary Herbert encouraged Utahns to remain the course. Utah Department of Health state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, University of Utah Health associate professor of medicine Dr. Emily Spivak and Utah state elections director Justin Lee also spoke at the news conference.Watch the replay of the occasion below.Hospitals are stretchedThe Utah Department of Health may quickly need to dip into its crisis requirements of care procedures if case rates do not slow quickly, state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said.Those requirements involve pandemic contingency strategies like redistributing clients to other locations or health care systems that arent as complete, or transforming existing medical facility beds into ICU systems, Dunn said. At the start of the surge, Utah County was accounting for about 40% of the states brand-new cases, despite making up just about 20% of Utahs total population.For the previous week, Utah County accounts for about 30% of Utahs new overall cases, Dunn said.
SALT LAKE CITY– Utahs number of COVID-19 cases has actually increased by 1,501 on Thursday– a new record number of cases in a single day.Five deaths were also reported Thursday, bringing the state above 500 overall COVID-19 deaths considering that the pandemic began, according to the Utah Department of Health.As Utah continues struggling to contain a spike in cases of the illness, Gov. Gary Herbert motivated Utahns to stay the course. Thursday, Utah had actually 237 people hospitalized for COVID-19– another record for present hospitalizations in any provided day.Herbert said there are beds offered at Utah medical facilities, however there is an absence of health care personnel available to participate in to COVID-19 clients as they continue being admitted to healthcare facilities. Utah Department of Health state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn, University of Utah Health associate professor of medicine Dr. Emily Spivak and Utah state elections director Justin Lee likewise spoke at the news conference.Watch the replay of the occasion below.Hospitals are stretchedThe Utah Department of Health might quickly require to dip into its crisis standards of care procedures if case rates dont slow quickly, state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn said.Those standards include pandemic contingency plans like rearranging clients to other locations or health care systems that arent as complete, or converting existing healthcare facility beds into ICU systems, Dunn stated. At the beginning of the surge, Utah County was accounting for about 40% of the states new cases, in spite of making up just about 20% of Utahs total population.For the past week, Utah County accounts for about 30% of Utahs new general cases, Dunn stated. While, at first, the surge was mainly among the 15-24 age group, there are now increases amongst all adult age groups in Utah, Dunn said.Of the record 237 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, 86 are in intensive care unit beds across the state.
