SALT LAKE CITY – After New Year’s Day, the Utah Health Department’s first report in 2021 shows 5,042 newly confirmed cases of covid-19 and 25 new deaths in the state.
The department said 1,110 of them and nine of the deaths would have been reported on Friday.
With the update, a total of 281,654 confirmed cases and 1,294 deaths have been reported from Covid-19 since the epidemic began in Utah. The health department says more than 14,900 rats were examined on Thursday and a total of 1,740,903 rats have now been tested overall.
Since arriving in Utah last year due to the epidemic, there are currently 487 Utahns hospitalized due to coronavirus, 152 in intensive care, and 11,101 in total hospital admissions.
In the past week, the state has an average of 2,506 new reported cases per day and a positive testing rate of 27.4%.
Amid concerns over the pace of deployment of two approved coronavirus vaccines, Utah reported Saturday that 46,374 vaccine doses have been given so far. That’s more than 16,000 doses out of the number reported on New Year’s Eve; Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require multiple doses.
There is no coronavirus news conference from state leaders scheduled for the weekend. Gov, who led most of the news conferences in the year 2020. Gary Herbert will step down and take the oath of office on Monday.
We will report 46,374 administered vaccines. Remember, “dose administered” is the number of vaccine doses that have been given to people and reported to the UDOH. There will be an interval between when the vaccine is sent, given to a person and finally reported to us.
– Utah Department of Health (@ Utah Depot of Health) January 2, 2021
The 25 deaths reported in the last two days include six Salt Lake County residents:
- Two men, aged 65 to 84, who were residents of a long-term care facility
- Two women, aged 65 to two, were hospitalized when they died
- A man between the ages of 65 and 84, who was hospitalized
- A woman over the age of 85, who was hospitalized
It also includes six Davis County residents:
- A man between the ages of 65 and 84, who was hospitalized
- A woman between the ages of 25 and 44 who has not been hospitalized
- Three men over the age of 85, residents of a long-term care facility
- The woman, aged 65 to 84, was a resident of a long-term care facility
Many were also killed in Washington, Washington, San Juan, Utah and Utah counties, with others scattered across the state:
- Washington Washington County woman over 85 years old, a long-term care facility resident
- A 45- to 64-year-old Washington County man who was hospitalized
- A 65- to 84-year-old Washington Washington County man who was hospitalized
- Utah County woman over 85, resident of a long-term care facility
- A Utah County man over 85, a resident of a long-term care facility
- A Utah County woman over 85 who has not been hospitalized
- A man from Utah County between the ages of 65 and 84, who was hospitalized
- A San Juan County woman between the ages of 25 and 44, who was hospitalized
- The San Juan County man, aged between 25 and 44, has been hospitalized
- Bax Elder County woman, aged 65 to 84, who was hospitalized
- Weber County woman, aged 45 to 64, who has not been hospitalized
- A Duchess County man, aged 65 to 84, was hospitalized
- A Sanpet County woman, aged 65 to 84, who was hospitalized
The first email from the Utah Department of Health misrepresented the total number of coronavirus-related deaths reported in the state; He corrected that number in a follow-up email.
Method:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the health department immediately after confirmation, but negative test results cannot be reported for 24 to 72 hours.
The total number of cases reported daily by the Utah Department of Health includes all cases of Covid-19 because of the Utah outbreak, currently those who are infected, those who have recovered from the disease and those who have died.
Definition of a case that was recovered was diagnosed with Covid-19 three or more weeks ago and did not die.
Referral hospitals are the 16 Utah hospitals that have the ability to provide the best COVID-19 health care.
Deaths reported by the state usually occur two to seven days before their report, according to the health department. Some deaths may be later, especially if the person is from Utah but has died in another state.
The Department of Health reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths as defined by the Council State and Territorial Epidemiologist. Death counts may change once case investigation is completed.
For deaths reported as Covid-19 deaths, according to the Department of Health, if the person did not have Covid-19, the person would not have died.
The data contained in this story primarily reflect the state of Utah as a whole. For more local data, visit your local health district website.
More information about Utah health guidance levels is available at coronavirus.outh.gov/utah-health-guidance- levels.
Information is from the Utah Department of Health and Coronavirus.utah.gov/case- accounts. For more information on how the Utah Health Department compiles and reports COVID-19 data, see Coronavirus.outh.
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