SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Health reports 467 more confirmed cases of COVID-19, two more deaths and 25,861 more vaccines administered in the state.
Overall, this brings Utah to 381,254 confirmed cases, 2,060 coronavirus-related deaths and 1,137,046 vaccines administered since the pandemic began.
There are currently 160 Utahns hospitalized because of COVID-19, including 57 in intensive care, the health department reported Saturday. Currently, the state uses approximately 75% of its ICU capacity.
Saturday’s figures come as 14,990 more tests were conducted, officials said.
Over the past week, the state has averaged 469 new cases a day and a positive test on the 4.1% test rate. A month ago, Utah made an average of 779 cases a day.
The deaths reported on Saturday were from two men between the ages of 65 and 84 who were hospitalized when they died. One was from Davis County and the other from Weber County, the health department said.
On Wednesday, March 24, Utah will open vaccination programming to all Utah adults who want it. Currently, the vaccine is only available for Utahns 50 years of age and older and for those with certain underlying health conditions.
The opening comes when the state anticipates the end of its mask mandate on April 10th. Many businesses and local governments continue to weigh their own continuing mask requirements.