1.3k new COVID cases and 32 coronavirus related deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 1,341 new COVID-19 cases, and 32 new deaths are reported on Tuesday, February 8.

With 1,341 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 905,112.

Of today’s new cases, 224 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 117 cases in children ages 5-10, 48 cases in children ages 11-13, and 59 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,868,942 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 45,558 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 8.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.7 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.1 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,847,158 people have been tested. This is an increase of 4,311 since yesterday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,016,942 total tests, an increase of 11,929 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 2,398 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 35.7%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 21.1%.

There are 681 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 32,106.

There are 32 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,223 total deaths.