The health department also reported 396 new cases and six deaths on Sunday.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) People wear masks while shopping in Ogden, March 10, 2021.
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The rate of daily COVID-19 cases has recently held steady after an encouraging decline in the past few weeks.
In the past seven days, Utah has seen 3,529 new cases of coronavirus. This is slightly lower than in the previous week, when the Department of Health reported 3,615 new cases. During the two weeks, the daily average of new cases is 510.25.
The state’s own detection panel indicates that since March 8, Utah has seen cases level after two months of decline. The last time the state reported a plateau in cases before this one was January 10th.
One possible reason for the plateau could be in the rise of several coronavirus variants that have moved to the United States in recent months, prompting questions from government officials about how they should respond. It is suspected that the variants spread more easily among humans and could possibly cause worse diseases.
The state counts 67 cases of the British variant (marked B.1.1.7), but not yet any of the South Africa (B.1.351) or Brazil (P.1) variants. However, the report on the data from the Department of Health lagged behind for about two weeks.
The current plateau leaves the state in about the same place as in June, when the cases averaged 470 per day. It was then that dr. State epidemiologist Angela Dunn said the spread could justify a full-scale strike soon.
The clear difference between the narrow warning that preceded Utah’s massive increase in cases is that Utah has three vaccines. And their distribution is increasing. On Sunday, the state health department reported that it had administered more than 1 million doses.
“Thank you to those of you who have already received your shots,” the health department said. ‘Take the vaccine for the rest of you if it’s your turn. This is how we get our lives back. ”
All adults are eligible to make vaccinations from 1 April. The vaccine clearly helped as the cases among teachers decreased, as did outbreaks in nursing homes. And while San Juan County was once one of the areas hardest hit by the country, new infections have now led to a drop.
The pandemic is not over yet. The state reported more coronavirus deaths this week (51) than the previous week (41). And the percentage of beds for intensive care units occupied by COVID-19 patients has been around 70% for almost two weeks.
Below is a breakdown of coronavirus data released by the Department of Health on Sunday.
Vaccinations administered in the past day / total vaccinations • 15,861 / 1,009,029.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 365,176.
Cases reported in the past day • 396.
Deaths reported in the past day • 6.
• a woman in Utah County between 65 and 84.
• Three men in Utah County – two between 45 and 64, and one between 65 and 84.
A Salt Lake County man between 45 and 64.
A Davis County man over 85.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 167. It’s 23 from Saturday. Of those currently admitted to the hospital, 63 are in ICUs – four more than Saturday.
Tests reported in the past day • 4 089 people were tested for the first time. A total of 7,397 people were tested.
Total to date • 378 379 sake; 2,027 deaths; 15 104 hospitalizations; 2,289,803 people were tested.