Utah News COVID-19 In Utah Find the latest information on the Coronavirus outbreak in Utah, including public health measures, contact information, news updates, and more. Utah Coronavirus Update, Friday, May 15 Utah Public Radio | By Kat Webb Published May 15, 2020 at 1:37 PM MDT Facebook LinkedIn Email The Utah Department of Health announced 164 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday at 1 p.m., as most of Utah is beginning to transition into the “yellow” or low risk category of the pandemic mitigation efforts. To date, there have been 6,913 confirmed cases in the state out of the 163,218 tests conducted. An estimated 3,719 Utahns have recovered, and there have been 566 hospitalizations — an increase of eight since Thursday. A total of 77 Utahns have died due to the coronavirus.