SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Department of Health reported that 13 more Utahns died of COVID-19 and 560 were positive.
One of the people who died was between 1 and 14 years old, UDOH reported.
Officials said nine of the 13 people killed by the virus died before February 1.
The state administered more than 20,000 additional vaccines, bringing the total to 878,487.
Currently, 187 people are hospitalized with the virus.
For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.
Testing
UDOH reports that a total of 2,257,389 Utahns have been tested so far, which represents an increase of 6,185 people tested since yesterday.
Of these, a total of 375,669 tested positive for COVID-19. That’s an increase of 560 new positive cases since Monday’s report.
The 7-day continuous average for positive tests is 529 per day.
The continuous average of 7 days for the percentage of positivity of “people over people” is 8.8%. The 7-day continuous average for the percentage positivity of “tests over tests” is 4.24%.
Hospitalizations
Currently, 187 people are hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 73 of these people are in intensive care units. Another 23 patients are hospitalized with suspected cases of COVID-19.
Utah ICUs are 66.2% occupied. The ICU beds in the state’s reference centers are 67.3% occupied.
Referral centers are the 16 hospitals in Utah with the ability to provide the best care for patients with COVID-19. Since most patients are transferred to these facilities, their use is the best reflection of the true capacity of the hospital in Utah when looking at the ICU beds.
Deaths
Another 13 Utahns lost their lives as a direct result of COVID-19. Nine of those people died before February 1, officials said.
To date, 1,990 state residents have been killed by the virus.
The following deaths of individuals were reported on Tuesday:
- Woman, over 85 years old, resident in Salt Lake County, resident in long-term care institution
- Male, 65-84 years old, resident of Salt Lake County, resident of long-term care institution
- Male, between 65 and 84 years old, resident in Weber County, resident in a long-term care institution
- Woman, between 45 and 64 years old, resident in Weber County, resident in a long-term care institution
- Woman, over 85 years old, resident in Salt Lake County, resident in long-term care institution
- Woman, 45-64 years old, resident in Juab County, not hospitalized at the time of death
- Men, 65-84, resident in Utah County, not hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, over 85 years old, resident in Utah County, not hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, 65 to 84 years old, resident in Salt Lake County, not hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, 65 to 84 years old, resident in Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death
- Male, between 65 and 84 years old, resident in Washington County, resident in a long-term care institution
- Male, over 85 years old, resident in Washington County, resident in long-term care institution
- Male, between 1 and 14 years old, resident in Salt Lake County, hospitalized at the time of death
Health officials said there was no additional public information available about the child who died due to medical privacy laws.
“This is a tragic reminder that we must remain vigilant about public health precautions,” said UDOH in a statement.
Vaccines
The state has administered an additional 20,737 vaccines since Monday’s data, bringing the total number of vaccines to 878,487.
A total of 575,525 people received at least one dose of the vaccine and 319,127 residents were immunized with two doses.
To date, 1,070,975 vaccines have been sent to the state.
For more information, visit coronavirus.utah.gov.