SALT LEEK CITY – As many as 2,408 new test-confirmed cases and eight deaths from Covid-19 have been reported since Saturday as part of the state health department’s release of daily updated coronavirus statistics in Utah.
That brings Utah to a total of 248,970 reported cases and 1,148 coronavirus-related deaths since the epidemic began. In an email, the health department said seven people had died on Saturday while hospitalized at the time:
- Salt Lake County man between the ages of 65 and 84
- Salt Lake County man between the ages of 45 and 64
- Lake County woman aged 45 to 64
- Two Salt Lake County women aged 65 and 84
- A Bux Elder County man between the ages of 65 and 84
- Davis County woman aged 45 to 64
A Utah County man over the age of 85 died when he was not hospitalized, officials said.
The Department of Health began providing additional information about the COVID-19 vaccination in Utah on Saturday. U.S. So far, two vaccines have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer and Modern, and the Pfizer vaccine has begun to be used in Utah. The Department of Health states that so far 3, 3,; 8 first doses of the vaccine have been given; The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses.
The department further reported that 23,400 vaccine doses have been sent to Utah by the federal government.
“There will be an interval between when the vaccine is sent, given to an individual and finally reported to UDOH,” the department said in an email. “For this reason, the number of people vaccinated will likely lag behind the total number of vaccines sent for 7 or more days.”
Utah is currently in the process of vaccinating health care workers in the state. Frontline workers working with COVID-19 patients were considered the highest priority for vaccination.
On Saturday, the health department said 559 Utahns are currently hospitalized due to Covid-19 and 218 of them are in intensive care. The new case figure comes as 10,101 more Utahns were tested.
In the past week, an average of 2,454 new cases have been reported every day in the state and a percentage of 22.1% positive tests are being recorded.
There is no coronavirus news conference from state leaders scheduled for the weekend. On Thursday, Gov. Gary Herbert announced during a conference that states have lifted their 10 a.m. curfew on the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants, and the U.T.A. Covid has relaxed its guidelines when students need to be quarantined after a possible contagion. 19.
A total of 85 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Utah between Monday and Friday this week.
Method:
Test results now include data from PCR tests and antigen tests. Positive COVID-19 test results are reported to the Department of Health 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 as a result of the Utah outbreak, including those currently infected, recovering from the disease and dying.
Definition of a retrieved case Anyone who 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 Council reports both confirmed and probable COVID-19 case deaths as defined by the State 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, visit coronavirus.utah.gov / case-counts and scroll down to the “Data Notes” section at the bottom of the page.
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