261 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to The Utah Department of Health, 261 new COVID-19 cases and 11 new deaths were reported on Friday, March 4.

With 261 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 924,248.

Of today’s new cases, 35 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 17 cases in children ages 5-10, 7 cases in children ages 11-13, and 11 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,956,776 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 2,477 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at a 5.1 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 2.4 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 16.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.0 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than boosted people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,944,635 people have been tested. This is an increase of 3,258 since yesterday.

UDOH reports a total of 9,263,901 total tests, an increase of 7,241 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 337 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 11.9%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 7.3%.

There are 287 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 33,421.

There are 11 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,453 total deaths.