109 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to The Utah Department of Health, 109 new COVID-19 cases and 38 new deaths were reported in Utah.

With 109 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 926,894.

Of today’s new cases, 20 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 5 cases in children ages 5-10, 6 cases in children ages 11-13, and 9 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,991,560 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 1,799 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 3.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 2.2 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.9 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 18.2 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.4 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.0 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than boosted people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,991,661 people have been tested. This is an increase of 2,507 since yesterday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,365,337 total tests, an increase of 5,468 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 134 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 4.7%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 2.7%.

There are 126 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 33,872.

There are 38 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,610 total deaths.