Utah reports that 13 more have died, including a child

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health has reported that 13 more Utahs have died from COVID-19 and 560 have tested positive.

One of the people who died was between 1 and 14 years old, UDOH reported.

Officials said nine of the 13 people who died from the virus died before Feb. 1.

The state has administered more than 20,000 additional vaccines, bringing the total to 878,487.

Currently, 187 people are hospitalized with the virus.

For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.

Tests

UDOH reports that 2,257,389 Utahns have been tested so far, an increase of 6,185 people tested since yesterday.

Of these, a total of 375,669 tested positive for COVID-19. That’s an increase of 560 new positive cases since Monday’s report.

The 7-day continuous average for positive tests is 529 per day.

The seven-day average of the percentage of positivity of people over people is 8.8%. The seven-day average of the test-to-test positive percentage is 4.24%.

Hospitalizations

Currently, there are 187 people hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 73 of these people are in intensive care units. Another 23 patients are hospitalized with suspected cases of COVID-19.

Utah ICUs account for 66.2%. ICU beds in state reference centers are full of 67.3%.

The referral centers are Utah’s 16 hospitals with the ability to provide the best care to patients with COVID-19. Because most patients move to these facilities, their use is the best reflection of actual hospital capacity in Utah when looking at ICU beds.

Deaths

13 Additional Utahns have lost their lives as a direct result of COVID-19. Nine of those people died before Feb. 1, officials said.

To date, 1,990 residents of the state have been killed by the virus.

The deaths of the following people were reported on Tuesday:

  1. Woman, over 85, resident in Salt Lake County, resident in a long-term care center
  2. Male, aged 65 to 84, resident in Salt Lake County, resident in a long-term care center
  3. Male, aged 65 to 84, resident in Weber County, resident in a long-term care center
  4. Woman, aged 45 to 64, resident in Weber County, resident in a long-term care center
  5. Woman, over 85, resident in Salt Lake County, resident in a long-term care center
  6. Woman, aged 45 to 64, resident in Juab County, not hospitalized at the time of death
  7. Men, aged 65 to 84, resident in Utah County, not hospitalized at the time of death
  8. Man, over 85, resident in Utah County, who was not hospitalized at the time of death
  9. Male, aged 65 to 84, a resident of Salt Lake County, who was not hospitalized at the time of death
  10. Male, aged 65 to 84, resident in Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death
  11. Male, aged 65 to 84, resident in Washington County, resident in a long-term care center
  12. Male, over 85, resident in Washington County, resident in a long-term care center
  13. Male, aged 1 to 14, resident in Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death

Health officials said no additional public information is available about the child who died due to medical privacy laws.

“This is a tragic reminder that we must continue to watch over public health precautions,” UDOH said in a statement.

Vaccines

The state administered 20,737 more vaccines since Monday’s data, bringing the total number of gunshots to 878,487.

A total of 575,525 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine and 319,127 residents have been vaccinated with two doses.

To date, 1,070,975 vaccines have been sent to the state.

For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.

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