SALT LAKE CITY – Utah’s COVID-19 cases rose to 658 on Wednesday, with two more deaths and 23,904 more vaccinations, according to the Utah Health Department.
The state now estimates that Utah has 13,444 active covid-19 cases.
The average number of seven-day positive cases is now 520, according to the health department. The positive test rate per day is now 8.6% for those periods registered with the “people over people” method. The seven-day average positive test rate calculated using the “test over test” method is now 16.116%.
State data show that currently 175 Kovid-19 patients are hospitalized in Utah, including 73 intensive care units. Ut Taha now occupies all intensive care unit beds, including about 71% ICU beds in 16 referral hospitals in the state. State data show that, about 55% of all non-ICU hospital beds have been occupied.
A total of 902,391 vaccines were administered in 878,487 states on Tuesday. There are now 589,997 Utahns who have received at least one dose of the vaccine, while 328,509 state residents have been fully vaccinated. A total of 1,108,275 vaccine doses have been sent to Utah so far.
On Tuesday, the office of government Spencer Cox announced an administrative plan to open up the suitability of the vaccine, regardless of the age or medical condition of the administration, regardless of the age or medical condition of each Utah adult.
“We expect that vaccination eligibility for every adult in the state will begin on April 1 and 1.5 million doses in the state by April 10,” Cox spokeswoman Jennifer Napier-Pierce said in a statement Tuesday evening.
The Utah Transit Authority announced that it would offer free fares to anyone using transit to obtain a vaccine appointment. Any UTA transit mods will be free to anyone traveling on a fixed COVID-19 vaccination visit until June 30, Said the agency.
Wednesday’s new numbers indicate a 0.2% increase in positive cases from Tuesday. In Utah, 2,265,344 people have tested positive for Covid-19 so far, with 16.6% testing positive for the disease. The total number of tests taken since the onset of the epidemic now stands at 3,952,437, up 18,159 from Tuesday. Of those, 7,955 were tested by people who had not previously been tested for COVD-19, the health department said.
The two deaths reported Wednesday were a response county man between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time of his death, as well as a Twill County woman who was between the ages of 65 and 84 and a longtime resident. Term care facility, the health department said.
Wednesday’s average ah 376,327. Total gives confirmed cases, in which total ,,,, 86. A total of 1,9922 deaths have been reported from the disease. According to the health department, a total of 360, 8911 Utah Covid-1 cases are now considered to be recovered.
Utah Governance at a news conference at 11 a.m. Thursday. Spencer Cox will provide the Covid-19 epidemic update.
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