Utah reports 943 new cases and an additional 5 deaths.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Angie Boren and fellow Community Nursing staff vaccinated more than 2,200 Jordan School District employees at West Hills Middle School, Feb. 12, 2021.
For the first time since late October, the number of Utahns hospitalized for COVID-19 dropped below 300, a sign that the pandemic’s grip on health resources is diminishing. Utah officials also reported their third consecutive day delivering at least 20,000 doses of the vaccine.
Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 22,473 / 512,189.
Number of Utahns who have received two doses 153,307.
Cases reported in the past day • 943.
Deaths reported in the past day • 5.
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A male resident of Iron County, aged 65-84, was hospitalized at the time of death.
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A male resident of Salt Lake County, aged 45-64, who was not hospitalized at the time of death.
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A female resident of Tooele County, aged 65-84, was hospitalized at the time of death.
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A female resident of Utah County, aged 45-64, was hospitalized at the time of death.
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A male resident of Utah County, over age 85, who was not hospitalized at the time of death.
Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 298. That is 14 less than Friday and the first day below 300 since October 26. Of those currently hospitalized, 116 are in intensive care – 2 fewer than on Friday.
Tests reported in the past 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 original state method, the rate is 13.9%. That is slightly lower than the seven-day average of 14.4%.
The new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same person. That percentage is now 5.2%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.4%.
Totals so far • 360,584 cases; 1,790 dead; 14,151 hospital admissions; 3,584,792 tests.