10,272 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 10,272 new COVID-19 cases, and 11 new deaths were reported on Monday, January 31.

Here is a breakdown of the new cases:

• 1/28: 4,801 cases
• 1/29: 3,208 cases
• 1/30: 2,324 cases

With 10,272 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 885,523.

Of today’s new cases, 1,306 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 588 cases in children ages 5-10, 252 cases in children ages 11-13, and 466 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,801,709 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 12,711 doses since Friday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 10.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.7 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at a 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.3 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 4,794,956 people have been tested. This is an increase of 23,533 since Friday.

UDOH reports a total of 8,893,751 total tests, an increase of 57,319 since Friday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 5,369 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 44.5%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 28.2%.

There are 813 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 31,284.

There are 11 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,118 total deaths.