Pfc of the Utah National Guard. Jacob Osborne, with the 19th Special Forces at Camp Williams in Bluffdale, applies a reagent to a BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag card at a COVID-19 test site at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City on July 6th. COVID-19 cases since Friday, as well as 27 additional deaths. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah health officials reported 4,657 new cases of COVID-19 as of Friday, as well as 27 additional deaths.
A breakdown of everyday cases:
- Friday: 1,871
- Saturday: 1,187
- Sunday: 922
- Monday: 707
School-age children accounted for 1,151 of the recent cases: 493 cases ranged in age from 5 to 10 years; 290 cases were 11-13; and 368 were between the ages of 14 and 18, according to the Utah Department of Health.
The seven-day average of positive tests is 1,382 per day, while the positive percentage of people tested stands at 12.6%, after Tuesday’s update.
There are currently 482 people hospitalized with the disease in Utah, which is 21 fewer than those who were hospitalized on Friday. The referral intensive care units that can treat patients with more serious illnesses are listed as a complete 89% and a total use of the ICU 86%, while non-intensive care units throughout the state have 58%.
Healthcare workers have also administered an additional 15,438 vaccines since Friday’s report, bringing the total number of vaccinations administered in Utah to 3,296,467. Over the past 28 days, unvaccinated residents have a 4.1-fold higher risk of dying from COVID-19, a 5.9-fold higher risk of being hospitalized from COVID-19, and a 5.4-fold risk. times greater than positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people, according to the state health department.
People who are not vaccinated have a 5.2-fold higher risk of dying from COVID-19, a 5.2-fold higher risk of being hospitalized from COVID-19, and a 4.6-fold higher risk of dying from COVID-19. give positive to COVID-19 than people vaccinated since 1 February. .
Advanced cases in those fully vaccinated accounted for 11,906 cases in Utah, 645 hospitalizations, and 64 deaths. Of the fully vaccinated residents, around 0.8% tested positive for COVID-19. Of these vaccinated cases, 0.04% required hospitalization and 0.004% died, according to state data.
Recent deaths include:
- A Cache County woman between the ages of 25 and 44, who was hospitalized when she died.
- A woman from Davis County, aged 65 to 84, hospitalized.
- Two men from Davis County, aged 65 to 84, were admitted to hospital.
- A man from Davis County, over 85, was admitted to hospital.
- A Davis County man, aged 45 to 64, hospitalized.
- Two men from Utah County, aged 25 to 44, one of them admitted to the hospital and another who did not.
- A Utah County man, aged 65 to 84, was admitted to hospital.
- Two women from Salt Lake County, ages 65 to 84, one of them hospitalized and a long-term care resident.
- Two Salt Lake County men, ages 65 to 84, one of them not hospitalized and a long-term care resident.
- A Salt Lake County man, over 85, who was not hospitalized.
- Two men from Washington County, ages 45 to 64, admitted to the hospital.
- Two men from Washington County, aged 65 to 84, one of whom was hospitalized and another who was not.
- A Washington County woman, aged 65 to 84, hospitalized.
- A woman from Washington County, aged 45 to 64, hospitalized.
- A Washington County woman, over 85, hospitalized.
- A woman from Box Elder County, aged 45 to 64, was hospitalized.
- A Uintah County man, aged 45 to 64, was admitted to hospital.
- A Weber County man, aged 65 to 84, was admitted to hospital.
- A woman from Sevier County, over 85, admitted to hospital.
- A man from Beaver County, aged 45 to 64, was admitted to hospital.
- A man from Sanpete County, aged 65 to 84, was admitted to hospital.