The state also reported a dozen other deaths – most from before Feb. 1 – and 560 new cases on Tuesday
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Irene Stukshis will administer the Covid-19 vaccine to Stephan Rich, at the Mountain America Expo site in Sandy on Monday, March 8, 2021.
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Tuesday was the fifth consecutive day that the Utah Department of Health reported fewer than 600 new cases of COVID-19.
But the state also added 13 additional coronavirus fatalities to its list, including a boy, aged 1 to 14, from Salt Lake County.
UDOH has not released any more information about the boy, citing medical privacy laws. However, his death “is a tragic reminder that we must remain vigilant regarding public health precautions,” the department said in its daily report.
States report COVID-19 statistics with varying age brackets, but the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that as of March 4, across the country, 253 children have died from the disease.
Nine of the other 12 deaths in Utah reported Tuesday occurred before Feb. 1 and were only recently confirmed as related to the coronavirus.
Vaccine Doses Administered Over the Last Day / Total Doses Administered • 20,737 / 878,487.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 319,127.
Cases reported in the past day • 560.
Deaths reported in the past day • 13.
In addition to the boy who died, Salt Lake County reported five other deaths: three men between the ages of 65 and 84 and two women aged 85 or older.
Two people were killed in Utah County, both men aged 65 to 84.
Washington County also reported two deaths: a man aged 65 to 84 and a man aged 85 and older.
And two residents of Weber County died: a woman from 45 to 64 and a man from 65 to 84.
There was one death in Juab County, a woman aged 45 to 64.
Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 187. That’s six less from Monday. Of those currently hospitalized, 73 are in intensive care units – unchanged since Tuesday.
Tests reported in the past day • 6,185 people were tested for the first time. A total of 16,450 people were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 9.1%. That is slightly higher than the seven-day average of 8.8%.
The new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same person. Tuesday’s rate is now at 3.4%, lower than the seven-day average of 4.24%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Totals so far • 375,669 cases; 1,990 dead; 14,956 hospital admissions; 2,257,389 people tested.