SALT LAKE CITY — The State of Utah hit another grim milestone Thursday, topping 4,000 COVID-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.
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Health officials reported 22 new deaths, bringing the state's death total to 4,019.
Overall, another 11,608 new cases were reported, along with 756 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 10,762 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 42.5%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 29.7%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 1,974 of them, including 747 cases in children ages 5-10, 494 cases in children ages 11-13, and 733 cases in children ages 14-18.
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"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 12.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 5.9 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," UDOH reports. "Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.8 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.6 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
The following is a list of deaths reported in Utah on Thursday:
- Female, between 25-44, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Uintah County resident, unknown if hospitalized or a long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, 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, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Iron County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Box Elder County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Iron County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death