The trend of positive tests stands at 1,644 per day, which is slightly lower than just a week ago.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jazz fans wear masks as they watch NBA action between the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks at the Vivint Arena, on January 29, 2021.
The seven-day moving average of daily COVID-19 cases continues.
The Utah Department of Health reported Sunday that the trend of positive tests stands at 1,464 per day. The number is slightly lower than just a week ago, when the average of seven days of positive cases was 1,794. The week before, it was 2,548.
Another positive trend lies in the number of cases of coronavirus that UDOH has considered “unrecovered” in the past two weeks. At the beginning of the year, the number of unfinished business amounted to about 50,000. But in the past two days it has been less than 40,000.
This trend, coupled with the seven-day average daily incidence, indicates that Utah sees fewer people who are COVID-19 sick.
In Salt Lake County, the seven-day average daily falls were at 491.14. This is the first time since October 14 that the moving average in the province has fallen below 500.
A closer look at the numbers reported on Sunday:
Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 10 176 / 310,692.
Cases reported in the past day • 1 194.
Deaths reported in the past day • Two.
The two people who allegedly died of COVID-19 were a woman from the Iron Age over 85 and a man from Weber County between the ages of 45 and 64. The woman was admitted to the hospital at the time of her death, while the man did not.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 41. It’s 17 from Saturday. Of the 413 people currently hospitalized, 131 are in intensive care units – eight less than on Saturday.
Although overall hospitalization decreased, the number of people admitted because they had COVID-19 increased. UDOH reported that as of Sunday, 106 people who have COVID symptoms but who have not tested positive are currently being admitted to the hospital. It’s from 92 on Saturday.
Tests reported in the past day • 6 472.
Percentage of positive tests • 18.4%. This is higher than the seven-day average of 16.9%.
Total to date • 346,624 cases; 1,665 deaths; 13,468 hospitalizations; 2,024,647 tests.