SALT LAKE CITY — Utah reported 2.068 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, along with 22 additional deaths; however, nine of the deaths occurred before Oct. 1.
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The rolling 7-day average for positive tests has increased to 1,618 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 16.9%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 11%.
538 people in Utah are currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 413 of them, including 204 cases in children ages 5-10, 98 cases in children ages 11-13, and 111 cases in children ages 14-18.
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"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 17.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 10.65 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 5.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," UDOH reports. "Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 8.9 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 7.4 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 3.7 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
With 22 additional deaths reported Wednesday, Utah's death toll stands at 3,181:
- Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Washington County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Cache County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Tooele County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Washington County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Box Elder County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Box Elder County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Emery County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 45-64, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death