Utahns hospitalized for COVID-19 fall below 300 as vaccination rates continue to rise

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Utah reports 943 new cases and 5 more deaths.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Assistant Angie Boren and colleagues in community health care staff vaccinated more than 2,200 Jordan School District employees at West Hills Middle School on February 12, 2021.

| February 13, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

| Updated: 22:56

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For the first time since the end of October, the number of Utahns hospitalized for COVID-19 has dropped below 300, a sign that control of the pandemic over health resources could be easier. Utah officials also reported the third day in a row that at least 20,000 doses of the vaccine had been released.

Vaccinations reported in previous / total day vaccinations • 22,473 / 512,189.

Number of Utahns who received two doses • 153,307.

Cases reported the other day • 943.

Deaths reported last day • 5.

  • A man living in Iron County, between 65 and 84 years old, hospitalized at the time of death.

  • A Salt Lake County resident between the ages of 45 and 64 who was not hospitalized at the time of his death.

  • A woman resident in Tooele County, between 65-84 years old, hospitalized at the time of death.

  • A woman living in Utah County, aged 45-64, hospitalized at the time of death.

  • A man living in Utah County, over 85 years old, who was not hospitalized at the time of his death.

Hospitalizations reported last day • 298. It fell by 14 on Friday and the first day below 300 on 26 October. Of those currently hospitalized, 116 are in intensive care units – 2 fewer than on Friday.

Tests reported the other day • 6,803 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,233 people were tested on Friday.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the initial method of the state, the rate is 13.9%. This is slightly lower than the seven-day average of 14.4%.

His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. This rate is now at 5.2%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.4%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Totals so far • 360,584 cases; 1,790 deaths; 14,151 hospitalizations; 3,584,792 tests.

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