More than 30,000 vaccines have been given in Utah in the last day
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Donna Burton prepares for a shot while teachers and staff from the Canyons School District received the second shot of the Modern Vaccine at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
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The Utah Department of Health reported 447 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday and another death as the number of vaccinated Utahns continued to rise.
Vaccinations reported in previous / total day vaccinations • 31,100 / 1,481,363.
Cases reported the other day • 447.
Deaths reported last day • 1.
The death was a man from Utah County between the ages of 65 and 84, who was hospitalized at the time.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 132. It fell six on Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 44 are in intensive care units – two fewer than on Friday.
Tests reported the other day • 5,456 were tested for the first time. A total of 12,801 were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the initial state method, the seven-day average is 6.8%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. The seven-day moving average on Saturday with this value was 3.4%.
Totals so far • 386,997 cases; 2,132 deaths; 15,593 hospitalizations; 2,405,866 tests.