Utah’s daily number of COVID-19 vaccinations remains above 20,000

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kirsten Weber, gives a Utah County resident a COVID-19 vaccine at an old Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

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More than 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given again in Utah on Friday, according to the Department of Health – which also reported five more coronavirus-related deaths.

Vaccinations reported the day before / total vaccinations • 21,204 / 404,085.

Number of Utahns who received two doses • 99,160.

Cases reported the previous day • 1.211.

Deaths reported the day before • 5

Deaths reported on Friday are • Three women died – one over 85 in Salt Lake County; one over 85 in Millard County and one between 45 and 64 in Tooele County. Two men also died, both aged 45 to 64 – one in Weber County and one in Uintah County.

Hospitalizations reported the previous day • 335. That is 14 below Friday. Of those currently hospitalized, 123 are in intensive care units – six more than on Friday.

Tests reported the day before • 8,264.

Percentage of positive tests • 14.04%. This is slightly less than the 16.2% seven-day average.

Totals to date • 353,700 boxes; 1,733 deaths; 13,828 hospitalizations; 2,070,190 people tested.

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