Utah reports 22 new COVID-19 deaths and 686 new cases

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kenley Hansen receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Kirsten Weber, while Utah County residents lined up for vaccination at an old Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Wednesday, January 27, 2021 .

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Utah remains below four, with 686 cases reported on Saturday. This marks two weeks in which the daily case count has dropped below 1,000.

The state recorded 22 new deaths from the virus, however, 12 men and 10 women. Nineteen of those deaths occurred before February 6, said the Utah Department of Health.

Vaccinations given the day before / total vaccinations • 19,757 / 702,293.

Number of Utahns who received two doses • 249,398.

Cases reported the previous day • 686.

Deaths reported the day before • 22

• Seven from Salt Lake County, two men aged 65 to 84; and five women between 65 and 84 years old.

• Four from Washington County, a man and a woman, both over 85; two men between 65 and 84 years old.

• Three from Utah County, a man over 85; and two women between 65 and 84 years old.

• Two from Beaver County, a man over 85 and a man between 65 and 84

• Two from Emery County, a woman over 85; and a man between 65 and 84 years old.

• Two from Weber County, two men between 45 and 64 years old.

• One from Cache County, a woman between 65 and 84 years old

• One from Davis County, a man between 65 and 84 years old.

Hospitalizations reported the previous day • 223, eight less than Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 89 are in intensive care units – five fewer than on Friday.

Tests reported the day before • 6,752 people were tested for the first time. A total of 17,724 people were tested.

Percentage of positive tests • Under the original state method, the seven-day moving average is 12.2%.

The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same individual. The seven-day moving average is now at 5.5%.

[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]

Totals to date • 370,770 cases; 1,929 deaths; 14,664 hospitalizations; 3,798,843 people tested.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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