Utah reports 22 new deaths from COVID-19 and 686 new cases

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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kenley Hansen gets a vaccine against Kirsten Weber’s COVID-19 as Utah County residents were preparing to get vaccinated at a former Spanish Fork Shopko store. Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

| February 27, 2021, at 7:10 p.m.

| Updated: 8:02 p.m.

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah remains below four figures, with 686 cases recorded Saturday. This marks two weeks when the daily count of cases has been less than 1,000.

The state recorded 22 new deaths from the virus, however, 12 men and 10 women. Nineteen of those deaths occurred before Feb. 6, the Utah Department of Health said.

Vaccines administered during the past day / total vaccinations • 19,757 / 702,293.

Number of Utahns who have received two doses • 249,398.

Cases reported last day • 686.

Deaths reported last day • 22.

• Seven from Salt Lake County, two men between the ages of 65 and 84; and five women between the ages of 65 and 84.

• Four from Washington County, a man and a woman, both over 85; two men between 65 and 84 years old.

• Three from Utah County, a man over 85; and two women between the ages of 65 and 84.

• Two from Beaver County, a man over 85 and a man between 65 and 84

• Two from Emery County, a woman over 85; and a man between 65 and 84 years old.

• Two from Weber County, two men between the ages of 45 and 64.

• One from Cache County, a woman between 65 and 84 years old

• One from Davis County, a man between 65 and 84 years old.

Hospitalizations reported last day • 223, eight less than Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 89 are in intensive care units, five fewer than on Friday.

Tests reported last day • 6,752 people were tested for the first time. A total of 17,724 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • According to the original method of the state, the seven-day average of 12.2%.

The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests by the same individual. The seven-day rotating average is now at 5.5%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Total so far • 370,770 cases; 1,929 dead; 14,664 hospitalizations; 3,798,843 people tested.

This story is being developed and will be updated.

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