4,607 new COVID-19 cases, and 16 new deaths are reported in Utah since Thursday

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 4,607 new COVID-19 cases, and 16 new deaths are reported on Monday, December 27, since Thursday.

With 4,607 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 628,310.

Of today’s new cases, 544 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 214 cases in children ages 5-10, 123 cases in children ages 11-13, and 207 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,504,855 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 21,061 doses since Thursday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 18.1 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 10.1 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 3.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at a 6.9 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,207,639 people have been tested. This is an increase of 33,425.

UDOH reports a total of 7,719,595 total tests, an increase of 64,194 since Thursday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,158 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 10.9%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 7.5%.

There are 430 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 27,305.

There are 16 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 3,770 total deaths.