SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health on Saturday reported 686 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 testing in the state, as well as 22 more deaths from the disease and 19,757 additional doses of vaccine administered.
Nineteen of the deaths occurred before Feb. 6, officials said, but were still under investigation. Overall, this brings Utah to 370,770 confirmed cases, 1,929 deaths and 702,293 doses of vaccine administered since the pandemic hit nearly a year ago.
Of these vaccines administered, 249,398 have been by dose so far.
There are currently 223 Utahns reported hospitalized due to COVID-19, including 89 in intensive care. Saturday’s new cases arrive as 17,724 more test results were reported. A total of 3,798,843 tests have been conducted across the state on nearly 2,201,426 different people.
Over the past week, the state has averaged 681 cases a day and a positive evidence rate of 5.5%.
The deaths reported on Saturday included 12 men:
- A Beaver County resident over 85 who was hospitalized when he died
- A Beaver County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized
- A Davis County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized when he died
- An Emery County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 was hospitalized
- A Salt Lake County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized
- A Salt Lake County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized
- A Utah County resident over the age of 85 who lived in a long-term care center
- A Washington County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized
- A Washington County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who lived in a long-term care center
- A Washington County resident over the age of 85 who was not hospitalized
- A Weber County resident between the ages of 45 and 64 who lived in a long-term care center
- A Weber County resident between the ages of 45 and 64 who was not hospitalized
It also included ten women:
- A Cache County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who lived in a long-term care center
- An Emery County resident over 85 who was not hospitalized when she died
- Four Salt Lake County residents between the ages of 65 and 84 who lived in long-term care centers
- A Salt Lake County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was not hospitalized
- A Utah County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who lived in a long-term care facility
- A Utah County resident between the ages of 65 and 84 who was hospitalized when she died
- A Washington County resident over 85 who lived in a long-term care center
Health department data shows that there are currently 17 long-term care facilities in Utah with active outbreaks among its residents.
There is no coronavirus press conference scheduled for state leaders over the weekend. On Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox announced that Utahns 16 and older, with certain comorbidities, are immediately eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. The full list of comorbidities that make a person fit for the vaccine is available at coronavirus.utah.gov/vaccine-distribution/#eligibility.
Utah is currently administering Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which require two doses, while Cox expects the only Johnson & Johnson vaccine to arrive in Utah next week too.