SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose 2,614 on Wednesday, with another 21 deaths reported, according to an update provided by the Utah Department of Health.
The new numbers of COVID-19 cases indicate a 1% increase in positive cases on Tuesday. The average continuous number of seven positive days a day is now 2,033, according to the health department. The positive daily test rate for that time period is now 25%. There are now 484 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, state data show.
Of the 21 new deaths, nine were in Salt Lake County and five in Utah County, but the department reported nine deaths statewide. The complete list provided by the department was:
- A man from Davis County aged between 45 and 64 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Davis County woman and a resident long-term care unit over the age of 85
- A man from Salt Lake County, aged between 65 and 84, who was not hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Salt Lake County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Salt Lake County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man and a resident long-term care unit over the age of 85
- A Salt Lake County man and a resident long-term care unit over the age of 85
- A woman from Salt Lake County, over 85 years old and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Salt Lake County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Salt Lake County, aged between 65 and 84, who was not hospitalized at the time of death
- A woman from Salt Lake County and a resident long-term care unit between the ages of 45 and 64
- A man from Sanpete County and a resident long-term care unit aged between 65 and 84
- A man from Sanpete County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Uintah County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Utah County between the ages of 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Utah County man and a resident long-term care unit over the age of 85
- A Utah County man and a resident long-term care unit between the ages of 65 and 84
- A Utah County woman and a resident long-term care unit over the age of 85
- A man from Utah County between the ages of 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man from Washington County and a long-term caregiver living between the ages of 65 and 84
- A man from Weber County over 85 years old and hospitalized at the time of death
Utah now has 271,940 confirmed cases in total, with 10,873 hospitalizations in total and 1,256 deaths in total due to March illness after Wednesday’s totals.
Vaccinations are slowly growing
A total of 23,970 Utahns have now been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to the health department. Rich Lakin, manager of the Utah Department of Health’s immunization program, said Wednesday that vaccinations are fast-paced and that about 6,500 people have been vaccinated in the past two days, about a quarter of all vaccinations since the beginning. December 15 trial.
As the process begins to move faster, he said the state’s initial timetable for completing vaccination rounds and reaching new groups will likely be delayed. He added that the state has ordered a second round of vaccination doses for people who have received the first round of immunization. The second round of doses for those already vaccinated will begin next week and will be counted in a separate statistics from the health department.
This story will be updated.
Carter Williams