The state also reports 444 new cases and nine more deaths.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Diane Gilles takes a handful of syringes filled with the Moderna vaccine to be given to humans on Thursday, March 18, 2021, while Utah Film Studios lends its space to Summit County Health Department as COVID-19 vaccination station.
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The Utah Department of Health reported Friday that nearly 47,000 people received COVID-19 vaccines the day before. And with that, the number of Utahns now fully vaccinated against coronavirus is approaching 650,000.
The state also reported 444 new cases of disease and nine more deaths. Eight of the nine occurred before March 18 and were only recently confirmed to have been caused by COVID-19. And, after further tests, the state eliminated a death announced on February 21 after it was established that it was not related to coronavirus.
Last day vaccine doses / total doses • 46,995 / 1,650,850.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 649,354.
Cases reported the other day • 444.
Deaths reported last day • Nine.
Salt Lake County reported five deaths: a man and two women between the ages of 65-84 and an 85-year-old man and woman.
There were two deaths in Davis County: a man and a woman over the age of 85. Another man over 85 died in Cache County. Weber County also reported the death of a woman between the ages of 65 and 84.
Tests reported the other day • 5,264 people were tested for the first time. A total of 12,293 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 140. That’s two on Thursday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units – two more than on Thursday.
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%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Friday’s rate was 3.6%, slightly higher than the seven-day average of 3.4%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals so far • 389,353 cases; 2,157 deaths; 15,728 hospitalizations; 2,436,569 people tested.