Covid-19
Utah reports 24,147 new cases Monday; 20 new deaths
Salt Lake City, Utah — With an additional 24,147 cases reported, including 20 new deaths, with one minor among them, Utah’s recent COVID surge fueled by the omicron variant continued over the weekend.
According to the health department, 541 in Utah are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 7,768 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 31.4%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 21.4%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 3,849 of them, including 1,210 cases in children ages 5-10, 830 cases in children ages 11-13, and 1,809 cases in children ages 14-18.
“In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 16.6 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 7.3 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people,” UDOH reports. “Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.9 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.3 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.”
With 20 additional deaths reported Monday, Utah’s death toll stands at 3,907.
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