SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,804 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 new deaths since the day before.
The health department reported that school-aged children account for 394 of the newly announced cases.
- 229 cases in children ages 5-10
- 83 cases in children ages 11-13
- 82 cases in children ages 14-17
20,660 doses of the vaccine had been administered since Tuesday.
"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 15.6 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 9.8 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 4.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," the health department said in a news release. "Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 7.8 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.6 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 3.1 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,480 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 16.5%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 10.6%.
The health department reported There are 530 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah.
The case statistics for the 13 newly announced deaths are as follows:
- Male, older than 85, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
- Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, older than 85, Cache County resident, not hospitalized
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death