SALZSEE-CITY (KUTV) –
The Utah Department of Health reported that an additional 13 Utahners have died of COVID-19 for the third day in a row, with 13 reported deaths.
With the additional fatality, Utah has had no more than 3,400 total deaths since the pandemic began.
The 7-day rolling average for positive tests remains high at 1,633 per day. This is thanks to the steady stream of positive test results.
The UDOH reported that 1,789 new positive infections have been received since yesterday. Of these, 441 concern school-age children.
The number of COVID-19 vaccine shots given has increased again as children ages five to 11 are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced today that booster syringes will be available to all Utahners under the age of 18 starting Friday.
He said anyone who received their full dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine six months ago is eligible for the booster.
UDOH WILL REPORT THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY:
Positive:
- We will report 581,165 positive cases today. That’s an increase of 1,789 new cases since yesterday.
School-age cases:
- 441 of the new cases reported today are in school-age children. As of yesterday, we will be reporting 225 cases in children aged 5 to 10 years, 108 cases in children aged 11 to 13 years and 108 cases in children aged 14 to 17 years.
Vaccinations:
- We will report a total of 3,991,946 vaccines administered, 17,676 more than yesterday.
Vaccinated vs. unvaccinated risk ratio:
- In the past 28 days, unvaccinated people were 16.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19, 9.8 times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19, and 4.3 times times higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.
- As of February 1, 2021, unvaccinated people have a 7.9 times higher risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.6 times higher risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19, and 3.2 – times the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.
Laboratory tests:
- We will report 3,875,496 people tested. This is an increase of 12,080 people tested since yesterday.
- We will be reporting 7,052,454 tests in total. This is an increase of 25,238 tests since yesterday.
Tendencies:
- The 7-day rolling average for positive tests is 1,633 per day.
- The 7-day rolling average for the percent positivity of “people over people” is 16.6%. The 7-day rolling average for percent positivity for “tests over tests” is 10.8%.
Hospital stays:
- There are currently 547 people in the hospital with COVID-19. The total number of hospital admissions since the outbreak began is 25,331.
Deaths:
We will report a total of 3,411 deaths, 13 new deaths since yesterday.
- Male, between 25 and 44, residents of Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, between 65 and 84, residents of Uintah County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Female, aged 45 to 64, resident of Duchesne County, hospitalized at death
- Female, between 45 and 64, Davis County resident, hospitalized at death
- Female, between 25 and 44, resident of Salt Lake County, hospitalized at death
- Male, between 45 and 64, residents of Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, between 65 and 84, Davis County residents, hospitalized at death
- Male, between 65 and 84, residents of Beaver County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Female, between 65 and 84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at death
- Males, 65 to 84, Utah County residents, not hospitalized at death
- Male, between 45 and 64, residents of Utah County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Female, between 45 and 64, resident of Weber County, hospitalized at death
- Male, aged 65 to 84, Salt Lake County residents, hospitalized at death
Wednesday’s COVID-19 data:
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COVID-19 resources:
- For more information on the Utah coronavirus website, including information on vaccinations, click here.
- For more information on where to get vaccinated in Utah, click here.
- Click here to learn more about CDC’s COVID-19 website.
- Click here to view COVID-19 data collected worldwide.
- You can find more news on the subject of coronavirus here.
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