Over 6.6k new COVID cases reported in Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to the Utah Department of Health, 6,600 new COVID-19 cases, and 10 new deaths are reported on Tuesday, January 25.

With 6,600 new COVID-19 cases reported, Utah’s case total has reached 854,559.

Of today’s new cases, 1,021 are school-aged children. UDOH is reporting 423 cases in children ages 5-10, 251 cases in children ages 11-13, and 347 cases in children ages 14-17.

A total of 4,767,489 vaccine doses have been administered in Utah.

This is an increase of 4,907 doses since yesterday.

In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 11.0 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.0 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, 4.5 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 4,727,967 people have been tested. This is an increase of 11,784 since Friday.

UDOH reports a total of 8,733,596 total tests, an increase of 29,025 since yesterday.

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 9,205 per day.

The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “people over people” is 44.9%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of “tests over tests” is 30.1%.

There are 747people currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the outbreak are 30,537.

There are 10 new virus-related deaths reported. UDOH is reporting 4,073 total deaths.