SALT LAKE CITY – The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah rose by 2,614 on Wednesday, with 21 more deaths, according to an update from the Utah Department of Health.
The new COVID-19 case numbers indicate a 1% increase in positive cases since Tuesday. The rolling seven-day average number of positive cases per day is now 2,033, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day for that period is now 25%. There are now 484 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Utah, state data shows.
Of the 21 new deaths, nine were from Salt Lake County and five from Utah County, but the department reported new deaths statewide. The full list provided by the department was:
- A Davis County man aged between 45 and 64 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Davis County woman and long-term care facility older than 85
- A man in Salt Lake County between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man and long-term care facility older than 85
- A Salt Lake County man and long-term care facility older than 85
- A Salt Lake County woman over 85 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County man aged 65 to 84 who was not hospitalized at the time of death
- A Salt Lake County woman and long-term care facility between the ages of 45 and 64
- A Sanpete County man and long-term care facility who is between the ages of 65 and 84
- A Sanpete County man aged 65 to 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A man in Uintah County aged between 65 and 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Utah County man aged 65 to 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Utah County man and long-term care facility older than 85
- A Utah County man and long-term care facility between the ages of 65 and 84
- A Utah County woman and a long-term care facility over the age of 85
- A Utah County man aged 65 to 84 and hospitalized at the time of death
- A Washington County man and long-term care facility between the ages of 65 and 84
- A Weber County man over 85 years old and hospitalized at the time of death
Utah now has 271,940 confirmed cases, with 10,873 total hospitalizations and 1,256 total deaths from the disease since March after Wednesday’s totals
Vaccinations are increasing slowly
According to the health department, a total of 23,970 Utahns have now been vaccinated against COVID-19. Rich Lakin, immunization program manager for the Utah Department of Health, said on Wednesday that vaccinations are now accelerating and that about 6,500 people have been vaccinated in the past two days, representing about a quarter of all vaccinations since the trial began on Dec. 15.
As the process begins to accelerate, he said the state’s original timeline to complete rounds of vaccinations and reach new groups is likely to be delayed. He added that the state has ordered the second round of vaccinations for people who have received their first round of vaccination. The second round of doses for those already vaccinated will begin next week and will be counted in a separate statistic from the health department.
This story is being updated.
Carter Williams