Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Utah

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April 22, 2021
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Utah

The United States by April 21 had reached 569,404 deaths due to COVID-19 and more than 31.9 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the grim numbers come two bright spots: As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected; and since then, rolling averages for case counts and deaths have been on the decline.

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Utah using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest infection rate per 100k residents from 4/13/2021 to 4/19/2021. Ties are broken by total new cases.

As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and even every county—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. Keep reading to see where infection rates are highest in your home state.

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#19. Millard County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 8 (1 new cases, -88% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 90.4% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,775 (1,421 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 99 (13 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 1.0%
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#18. Emery County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 10 (1 new cases, 0% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 88.0% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,169 (918 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 90 (9 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 0.0%
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#17. Juab County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 17 (2 new cases, -33% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 79.5% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,493 (1,261 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 100 (12 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 2.0%
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#16. Carbon County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 34 (7 new cases, +17% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 59.0% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 7,927 (1,622 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 4.9 (1 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 78 (16 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 1.7%
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#15. San Juan County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 39 (6 new cases, -25% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 53.0% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,209 (1,869 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 242 (37 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 6.5%
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#14. Sevier County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 42 (9 new cases, -62% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 49.4% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,032 (2,169 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 65 (14 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 2.6%
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#13. Sanpete County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 55 (17 new cases, -39% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 33.7% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,020 (3,719 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 71 (22 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 1.3%
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#12. Box Elder County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 75 (42 new cases, +5% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 9.6% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,228 (5,172 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 89 (50 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.2%
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#11. Cache County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 77 (99 new cases, +4% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 7.2% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,312 (15,795 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 35 (45 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 3.3%
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#10. Salt Lake County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 78 (905 new cases, -4% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 6.0% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,607 (146,295 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0.3 (3 new deaths, -67% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 72 (838 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 3.7%
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#9. Morgan County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 82 (10 new cases, -52% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 1.2% less cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,178 (1,234 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 91 (11 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 3.6%
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#8. Utah County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 85 (539 new cases, +17% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 2.4% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 14,825 (94,323 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 58 (372 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 5.4%
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#7. Tooele County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 95 (69 new cases, +8% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 14.5% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 9,798 (7,080 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 57 (41 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.4%
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#6. Davis County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 98 (348 new cases, -9% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 18.1% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,448 (37,141 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 46 (162 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.3%
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#5. Summit County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 104 (44 new cases, -6% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 25.3% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 12,932 (5,450 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 26 (11 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.1%
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#4. Wasatch County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 106 (36 new cases, -3% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 27.7% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 13,405 (4,570 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 62 (21 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.6%
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#3. Weber County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 108 (280 new cases, -2% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 30.1% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 10,938 (28,463 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 1.2 (3 new deaths, +50% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 75 (194 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 4.6%
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#2. Rich County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 161 (4 new cases, +300% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 94.0% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 5,961 (148 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, 0% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: - (- total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 13.6%
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#1. Grand County

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 359 (35 new cases, +46% change from previous week)
--- Compared to average rate of new cases in Utah: 332.5% more cases per 100k residents
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 8,397 (819 total cases)
- New deaths per 100k in the past week: 0 (0 new deaths, -100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 31 (3 total deaths)
- Test positivity rate: 5.1%

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