Nearly 19,000 more vaccine doses are injected, bringing the state’s total to more than 300,000.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Julyn Shepherd fills syringes for Utah County residents to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork, Wednesday, January 27, 2021.
The Utah Department of Health has administered nearly 19,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the past day – the highest daily number of shots injected since vaccinations began in the state last month.
The welcome record was set on Saturday with 242,784 people in the state now receiving the first dose and 57,732 receiving both.
The state previously crossed 16,000 doses in one day. But this is the first time it has risen above 18,000.
The day also brought other good trends. The total hospitalization decreased, as did the number of patients in intensive care units. There was only a modest increase in new cases of the virus, while the seven-day average also decreased.
Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 18,719 / 300,516.
Cases reported in the past day • 1 468.
Deaths reported in the past day • 8.
There were five deaths in Salt Lake County. They were a man and a woman, both 45 to 64 years old; a woman 65-84; and a husband and wife, both over 85 years of age.
There was also one death in Cache County – a 65-84 man; Davis County – a 65-84 man; and Weber County – a woman over 85 years old.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 430. It’s 16 from Friday. Of those currently admitted to the hospital, 139 are in intensive care units – nine less than on Friday.
Tests reported in the past day • 8 768.
Percentage of positive tests • 16.74%. This is slightly lower than the seven day average of 18%.
Total to date • 345 430 sake; 1,663 deaths; 13,427 hospitalizations; 2,018,175 tests.