Vernal, UT Jan. 14, 2021 – TriCounty Health Department announces that as of Jan. 14, 2020 Uintah County is in high transmission level, Duchesne County is in high transmission level and Daggett is in low transmission level. Uintah County and Duchesne County have been in high transmission for 77 days. Daggett County has been in low transmission for 93 days.
A transmission level (high, moderate, low) is determined if a county has two of the three metrics in the designated level of transmission. These levels are calculated weekly, on Thursday, by the Utah Department of Health (UDOH).
Transmission rate is determined by statewide ICU utilization, a 14-day case rate per 100,000 population and a 7-day average percent positivity for COVID-19 testing.
From Jan. 7-Jan. 13, 2021 Uintah County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 32 percent and the 14-day case rate per 100,000 population was 759/100,000, which equates to 269 cases in the past 14 days.
From Jan. 7-Jan. 13, 2021 Duchesne County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 27 percent and the 14-day case rate per 100,000 population was 706/100,000, which equates to 141 cases in the past 14 days.
From Jan. 7-Jan. 13, 2021 Daggett County’s 7-day average percent positivity was 25 percent and the 14-day case rate per 100,000 population was 1,122/100,000, which equates to 11 cases in the past 14 days.
Statewide total ICU utilization 90 percent. Seven-day COVID-19 utilization is 36 percent.
Over the past 7 days the tri-county area has seen 11 COVID-19 related hospitalizations and three COVID-19 related deaths. For the purpose of these rates, the Ute Indian Tribe contributes to the county numbers and rates the individual resides.
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