SALT LAKE CITY – In its daily update, the Utah Department of Health Sunday reported 412 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, one death, and 12,631 more vaccines administered in the state.
In total, that brings Utah to 374,850 cases, 1,976 coronavirus-related deaths and 855,663 vaccines given since the start of the pandemic. The health department says 309,882 Utahns have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, requiring two injections of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or one dose of the recently approved Johnson & Johnson injection.
The health department reports that 191 Utahns are currently hospitalized for COVID-19, including 73 in intensive care. The state uses just over 71% of its total ICU capacity.
Sunday’s figures come when 8,818 more tests have been performed. In the past week, the state has an average of 519 more cases per day and a positive test rate of 4.4%.
The death reported Sunday was of a Cache County man between the ages of 45 and 64 who was hospitalized when he died. Utah is rapidly approaching 2,000 total deaths from coronavirus during the pandemic, but fortunes have improved over the past month as vaccine distribution has vaccinated many of the state’s most vulnerable citizens.
As of Monday, all Utahns 50 and older will be eligible for a vaccination against the coronavirus. The vaccine is also available for Utahns with certain underlying conditions. The full list of eligible conditions is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine.
Last week
- Saturday: 570 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 26,098 vaccinations reported on anniversary of Utah emergency
- Friday: 549 more COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths, 31,000 vaccinations reported in Utah
- Thursday: Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expands to Utahns 50 and older Monday as Utah sees 611 new cases and 12 deaths
- Wednesday: 729 more COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths, 18,236 vaccinations reported Wednesday in Utah
- Tuesday: 487 more COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths, more than 20,000 vaccinations reported in Utah Tuesday
- Monday: 257 more COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths reported Monday in Utah