There were three deaths the other day and another 12 before March 1.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nate Marine receives his first COVID-19 vaccination from Dr. Emil Chuang at the Utah Film Studios in Park City on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
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As the number of Utahns vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to grow – nearly 1.2 million doses have been administered and nearly 430,000 are fully vaccinated – so has the number of deaths.
The Utah Department of Health reported 15 more deaths Tuesday from coronavirus, reaching 2,077. A dozen of these deaths occurred before March 1 and have only recently been confirmed to be related to COVID-19.
Last day vaccine doses / total doses administered • 23,950 / 1,178,728.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 429,306.
Cases reported the other day • 383.
Deaths reported last day • 15.
Salt Lake County reported five deaths: one man and four women, all between the ages of 65 and 84.
There were four deaths in Utah County: a 45-64-year-old man, a 65-84-year-old woman, and a 85-year-old man and woman.
Three Davis County residents died: a 65-84-year-old man and two 85-year-old men.
And three counties each reported one death: a 45-64-year-old man in Cache County; a man over 85 in Garfield County; and a 65-84 woman in Weber County.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 131. Decreased 16 from Monday. Of those currently hospitalized, 49 are in intensive care units – three less than months.
Tests reported the other day • 6,022 people were tested for the first time. A total of 15,624 people were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the initial state method, the rate is 6.4%. This is lower than the seven-day average of 7.8%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Tuesday’s rate is now 2.5%, lower than the seven-day average of 4%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals so far • 382,171 cases; 2,077 deaths; 15,323 hospitalizations; 2,340,071 people tested.