The state recorded 14 more deaths, bringing the total to 1,900.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) People wear masks in Ogden while shopping on February 23, 2021.
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday in Utah remained well below 1,000. The number of patients hospitalized with coronavirus continues to decrease, as well as the rates of positive testing.
But Utah also recorded 14 more deaths, as the state’s total approaches 1,900. Thirteen of the deaths occurred in people aged 65 and over, and one was between 25 and 44 years old.
Vaccine doses administered the previous day / total vaccination doses administered • 18,005 / 641,881.
Number of Utahns who received two doses • 221,619.
Cases reported the previous day • 812.
Deaths reported the day before • 14
Salt Lake County reported six deaths: three men aged 64 to 84 and three women aged 85 and over.
There were four deaths in Utah County: two men and a woman aged 65 to 84 and a man over 85.
Four counties reported one death each: a woman aged 65 to 84 in Box Elder County, a man aged 85 or older in Sevier County, a man aged 25 to 44 in Tooele County and a woman aged 85 or older in Washington County.
Hospitalizations reported the previous day • 222. This is 17 below Tuesday. Of those currently hospitalized, 91 are in intensive care units – four fewer than on Tuesday.
Tests reported the day before • 7,631 people were tested for the first time. A total of 19,389 people were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • In the original state method, the rate is 10.6%. This is slightly lower than the 13.1% seven-day average.
His new method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same individual. Wednesday’s rate is now at 4.2%, below the seven-day average of 6.1%.
Totals to date • 368,601 cases; 1,879 deaths; 14,554 hospitalizations; 2,180,594 people tested.