701 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths reported Sunday in Utah - KSL.com

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health reported 701 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths from the disease Sunday in its daily update on coronavirus statistics in the Beehive State.

The health department also said 9,123 more vaccines have been administered in Utah since Saturday.

Sunday's numbers come as 10,454 more test results were reported to the health department.

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.

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.

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.