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Health Dept.: 1,201 more COVID-19 cases in Utah; 17 additional deaths

Virus Outbreak Utah
Posted at 1:04 PM, Feb 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-02 15:04:17-05

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 report for Tuesday shows an increase of 1,201 confirmed cases—bringing the state's total to 348,409—and 17 additional deaths.

So far, 2,035,662 people in Utah have been tested for the disease. The state's rolling seven-day average for the number of positive tests is 1,394 per day, and the seven-day average for the percent of positive tests is 16.6.

A total of 325,457 vaccines have now been administered in Utah.

396 people in Utah are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.

1,685 people in Utah have died of COVID-19. The 17 deaths announced Tuesday are:

  • 9 Females
    • older than 85, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • between 45-64, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • older than 85, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • 8 Males
    • older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
    • between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
    • between 35-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • between 35-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • older than 85, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
    • between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death

"Six of the deaths being reported today occurred prior to Jan. 13, 2021," the Utah Department of Health noted in its report.