3,300 new COVID-19 cases and 8 new deaths over weekend reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to The Utah Department of Health, 3,300 new COVID-19 cases are reported on Monday, October 4. A total of 513,509 Utahns have tested positive for COVID-19. Here is a day-by-day breakdown of new cases:

10/1: 1,369 cases

10/2: 1,082 cases

10/3: 845 cases

Four cases were added from days before October 1, according to UDOH.

Of today’s new cases, 695 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 374 cases in children ages 5-10, 142 cases in children ages 11-13, and 179 cases in children ages 14-17.

There are eight new virus-related deaths reported.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 3,485,549 people have been tested. This is an increase of 21,233.

UDOH reports a total of 6,268,565 total tests, an increase of 38,268 since Friday.

A total of 3,507,331 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah. This is an increase of 6,924 doses since Friday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at a 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 7.1 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and a 6.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at a 4.1 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.8 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and a 4.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,376 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 15.25%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 10.3%.

There are 549 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 22,374.

UDOH is reporting 2,951 total deaths.