255 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to The Utah Department of Health, 255 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths were reported on Monday, March 28, over the weekend.

With 255 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 927,551.

Of today’s new cases, 32 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 18 cases in children ages 5-10, 5 cases in children ages 11-13, and 9 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 5,001,601 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 3,914 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 2.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 1.9 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.0 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 9.6 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.8 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 5,007,159 people have been tested. This is an increase of 6,813 since Friday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,396,431 total tests, an increase of 12,865 since Friday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 116 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 4.2%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 2.7%.

There are 102 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 33,073.

There are 4 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,706 total deaths.