Nearly 19,000 additional doses of vaccine are injected, bringing the state’s total to over 300,000.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Julyn Shepherd fills syringes for Utah residents to vaccinate their COVID-19 in a former Shopko store in the Spanish Fork, Wednesday, January 27, 2021.
The Utah Department of Health reported nearly 19,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the last day – the highest daily number of shots fired since vaccinations began in the state last month.
The welcome record on Saturday, with 242,784 people in the state now receiving the first dose and 57,732 receiving both.
The state previously passed 16,000 doses administered in a single day. But this is the first time it exceeds 18,000.
The day brought other good trends. General hospitalizations have decreased, as has the number of patients in intensive care units. There was only a modest increase in new cases of the virus, while the seven-day average also fell.
Vaccinations reported in previous / total day vaccinations 18,719 / 300,516.
Cases reported the other day • 1,468.
Deaths reported last day • 8.
There were five deaths in Salt Lake County. They were male and female, both between the ages of 45 and 64; a woman 65-84; and a man and a woman, both over 85 years old.
In addition, there was one death in Cache County – one man 65-84; Davis County – one man 65-84; and Weber County – a woman over 85 years old.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 430. It fell 16 on Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 139 are in intensive care units – nine fewer than on Friday.
Tests reported the other day • 8,768.
Percentage of positive tests • 16.74%. This is slightly lower than the seven-day average of 18%.
Totals so far • 345,430 cases; 1,663 deaths; 13,427 hospitalizations; 2,018,175 tests.