The number of new cases is rising to over 600, and two other Utahs have died from the virus.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Lady Abby Cox and Governor Spencer Cox receive their first COVID-19 vaccine from the Utah County Department of Health in Spanish Fork, March 25, 2021.
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More than one million Utahns have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Utah Department of Health – about 44% of the eligible population over the age of 16.
The total number at the end of Tuesday – 1,013,308 – represents about 30% of Utah’s total population. Only less than 600,000 Utahns have been fully vaccinated (either with both doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or with the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine) – representing about 26% of those Utahns eligible to receive the vaccine and about 18% of the total population, according to US census estimates.
“This is a milestone worth celebrating, and we hope that number will continue to grow as more Utahns choose to get vaccinated,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said in a statement. The speed with which we have managed to vaccinate Utahns is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the Utah public health system and our vaccination partners nationwide.
The UDOH also reported that the number of new cases of COVID-19 had increased by more than 600 and that there were two more deaths.
Last day vaccine doses / total doses • 34,814 / 1,561,167.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 599,972.
Cases reported the other day • 612.
Deaths reported last day • Two – a man between the ages of 45 and 64 in Salt Lake County and a man between the ages of 65 and 84 in Washington County.
Tests reported the other day • 7,246 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,522 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 149. That increased by 10 on Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units – seven more than on Tuesday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the initial state method, the rate is 8.4%. This is higher than the seven-day average of 7.2%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Wednesday’s rate was 3.3%, about the same as the seven-day average of 3.5%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals so far • 388,426 cases; 2,139 deaths; 15,675 hospitalizations; 2,424,457 people tested.
This story is developing and will be updated.