152 new COVID-19 cases and 37 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to The Utah Department of Health, 152 new COVID-19 cases, and 37 new deaths were reported in Utah.

With 152 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 927,165.

Of today’s new cases, 25 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 4 cases in children ages 5-10, 7 cases in children ages 11-13, and 14 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,995,723 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at a 4.1 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 2.1 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 19.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.3 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.9 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than boosted people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,997,916 people have been tested. This is an increase of 3,242 since yesterday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,378,311 total tests, an increase of 6,550 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 124 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 109 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 33,913.

There are 37 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,681 total deaths.