More than 30,000 vaccines were administered in Utah on the last day
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Donna Burton prepares an injection while teachers and staff in the Canyons school district received their second injection of the Modern vaccine at Mount Jordan Middle School in Sandy on Thursday, March 11, 2021.
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The Utah Department of Health reported 447 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday and a new death as the number of vaccinated Utahns continued to increase.
Vaccinations reported the day before / total vaccinations • 31,100 / 1,481,363.
Cases reported the day before • 447.
Deaths reported the day before • 1.
The death was of a Utah county man between 65 and 84 who was hospitalized at the time.
Hospitalizations reported the previous day • 132. This is six below Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 44 are in intensive care units – two less than on Friday.
Tests reported the day before • 5,456 were tested for the first time. A total of 12,801 were tested.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the seven-day moving average is 6.8%.
The new state method counts all test results, including repeated tests from the same individual. The seven-day continuous average on Saturday for this metric was 3.4%.
Totals to date • 386,997 cases; 2,132 deaths; 15,593 hospitalizations; 2,405,866 tests.