1,153 new COVID cases and 15 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 1,153 new COVID-19 cases are reported on Tuesday, November 23, and 15 new deaths.

Here is today’s data. With 1,153 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 587,911.

Of today’s new cases, 233 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 141 cases in children ages 5-10, 38 cases in children ages 11-13, and 54 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,061,048 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 16,198 doses since Friday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 15.6 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 9.9 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 4.2 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at a 7.8 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 3.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 3,915,515 people have been tested. This is an increase of 7,347.

UDOH reports a total of 7,135,890 total tests, an increase of 16,458 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,523 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 16.6%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 10.6%.

There are 536 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 25,573.

There are 15 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 3,457 total deaths.