1.7k new COVID cases reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 1,791 new COVID-19 cases, and 11 new deaths were reported on Friday, February 11.

With 1,791 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 910,900.

Of today’s new cases, 243 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 109 cases in children ages 5-10, 47 cases in children ages 11-13, and 87 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,889,214 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 5,361 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at an 8.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.5 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 1.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,864,758 people have been tested. This is an increase of 5,534 since yesterday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,073,427 total tests, an increase of 13,992 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,811 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 32.8%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 19.1%.

There are 634 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 32,376.

There are 11 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,261 total deaths.