Utah reports 811 new COVID cases Tuesday; 21 more deaths

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Health on Tuesday reported 811 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 more deaths from the virus since the day before.

School-aged children accounted for 93 of the newly announced cases. 

• 45 cases in children ages 5-10
• 22 cases in children ages 11-13
• 26 cases in children ages 14-17

The health department reported that 14,003 doses of vaccine had been administered since Monday.

Omicron accounts for more than 60% of all new COVID-19 cases in Utah

The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 964 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 11.9%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 8.2%.

The health department reported there are 444 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah.

Case statistics for the 21 newly announced deaths are as follows:

1. Female, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
2. Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
3. Male, between 45-64, Box Elder County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
4. Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
5. Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
6. Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
7. Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
8. Female, between 65-84, Cache County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
9. Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
10. Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
11. Female, older than 85, Weber County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
12. Female, between 65-84, Tooele County resident, long-term care facility resident
13. Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
14. Female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
15. Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
16. Female, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
17. Female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
18. Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
19. Female, between 65-84, Tooele County resident, long-term care facility resident
20. Female, between 45-64, Box Elder County resident, hospitalized at the time of death
21. Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death