The number of new cases reaches more than 600 and two more Utahns have died from the virus.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Lady Abby Cox and Gov. Spencer Cox receive the first COVID-19 vaccine from the Utah County Department of Health in Spanish Fork on March 25, 2021.
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More than one million Utahns have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Utah Department of Health, approximately 44% of the eligible population over the age of 16.
The total number at the end of Tuesday (1,013,308) represents approximately 30% of the total population of Utah. Less than 600,000 Utahns have been fully vaccinated (either with doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or with the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine), or approximately 26% of those Utahns eligible to receive the vaccine. and approximately 18% of the vaccine. the total population, according to US census estimates.
“This is a milestone worth celebrating and we hope that number will continue to rise as more and more Utahns decide to get vaccinated,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said in a statement. “The speed with which we have been able to vaccinate Utahns is a testament to the work and dedication of the Utah public health system and our vaccination partners statewide.”
UDOH also reported that the number of new cases of COVID-19 exceeded 600 and there were two more deaths.
Dose of vaccines administered the day before / total doses administered • 34,814 / 1,561,167.
Fully vaccinated Utahns • 599,972.
Cases reported last day • 612.
Deaths reported last day • Two: a 45-64-year-old man in Salt Lake County and a 65-84-year-old man in Washington County.
Tests reported last day • 7,246 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,522 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported last day • 149. That exceeds 10 as of Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units, seven more than on Tuesday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the original method of the state, the rate is 8.4%. This is above the seven-day average of 7.2%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests by the same individual. Wednesday’s rate was 3.3%, roughly the same as the seven-day average of 3.5%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Total so far • 388,426 cases; 2,139 dead; 15,675 hospitalizations; 2,424,457 people were tested.
This story is being developed and will be updated.