Utah Coronavirus Update, Thursday, May 7

The Utah Department of Health announced 129 new cases of the coronavirus in the state as of 1 p.m. on Thursday.Of the 5,724 total confirmed cases, 2,640 have recovered and 476 have been hospitalized due to the virus. According to state epidemiologist Angela Dunn, there are currently 96 Utahns with the coronavirus who are hospitalized. Along with the 13 new hospitalizations, an additional three deaths were announced — bringing Utah’s total to 61.

In a daily update on the coronavirus in Utah, Gov. Gary Herbert said the transmission rate for the virus is currently one-to-one.