Around 22k new COVID-19 cases and 33 new coronavirus related deaths reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 21,970 new COVID-19 cases and 33 new deaths are reported on Monday, January 24.

With 21,970 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 847,959.

Of today’s new cases, 3,309 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 1,362 cases in children ages 5-10, 778 cases in children ages 11-13, and 1,169 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,762,582 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 16,519 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 11.4 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.2 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at a 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people.

Lab reports from the Utah Department of Health show 4,716,183 people have been tested. This is an increase of 39,891 since Friday.

UDOH reports a total of 8,704,571 total tests, an increase of 84,502 since Friday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 9,677 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 44.2%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 30.1%.

There are 738 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 30,375.

There are 33 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,063 total deaths.