Utah reported 6,600 new coronavirus cases Tuesday — the lowest weekday count in weeks, but still much higher than previous surges.
has made it difficult to ascertain true infection levels as the highly-contagious omicron variant sweeps across Utah.
Even with the almost-certain undercounting of cases, Utah’s infection rates are among the worst in the nation. As of Monday the state reported the, falling behind only Wisconsin and Rhode Island — two states with positivity rates lower than Utah’s. The state also reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 4,073.
There are fewer COVID patients in intensive care units now than there were then . But hospital staffing is tighter now than it was in 2020, Utah hospital administrators have said.
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