And more than 2 million Utahns have been tested for the coronavirus.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zeanne Timbol is preparing to conduct her next COVID-19 test, at the Intermountain Salt Lake Clinic, on Saturday, January 2, 2021. More than 2 million Utahns have now been tested.
No COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Utah on Thursday – until the Department of Health later announced it was a mistake. The report of zero deaths was “due to a data transmission error,” the department said on Twitter.
Deaths that should have been reported Thursday are added to Friday’s count.
According to UDOH, the last day no coronavirus-related deaths were recorded was September 15.
But it was still the number 3 cause of death in Utah as of this week, both cumulative for the past nine months and for the past week, just behind heart disease and cancer, according to an analysis by Erin Clouse, a public health expert. at the University of Utah.
In fact, the week-long death toll for coronavirus surpassed cancer just a week or two ago and even ahead of heart disease until about Christmas.
There was about a month from November to December where COVID-19 was the leading cause of daily death in Utah, the analysis found.
Also on Thursday, the state reported that it had passed 2 million people tested – about 63% of Utah’s population.
Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 16,579 / 267,027.
Cases reported in the past day • 1,761.
Deaths reported in the past day • No.
Hospital admissions reported in the past day • 444. That’s down eight starting Wednesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 157 are in intensive care units – four fewer than on Tuesday.
Tests reported in the past day • 10,917.
Percentage of positive tests • 16.13%. This is lower than the seven-day average of 18.26%.
Totals so far • 342,445 cases; 1,620 dead; 13,279 hospital admissions; 2,000,023 tests.