The number of new cases rises to more than 600, and two more Utahns are killed by the virus.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) First Lady Abby Cox and Gov. Spencer Cox receives their first COVID-19 vaccine from the Utah County Health Department in Spanish Fork, March 25, 2021.
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According to the Utah Department of Health, more than one million Utahns have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine – about 44% of the eligible population older than 16.
The total number at the end of the day Tuesday – 1,013,308 – represents about 30% of Utah’s total population. Only less than 600,000 Utahns have been fully vaccinated (with both doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine) – this is about 26% of Utahns able to get the vaccine, and about 18% of that, according to U.S. census estimates, the total population.
“This is a milestone that is worth celebrating, and we hope that this number will continue to rise as more and more Utahns choose to be vaccinated,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said in a statement. . “The speed with which we were able to vaccinate Utahns is a testament to the hard work and dedication of Utah’s public health system and our country’s vaccination partners.”
UDOH also reported that the number of new cases of COVID-19 dropped by more than 600, and that there were two more deaths.
Vaccine doses administered in the past day / total doses administered • 34,814 / 1,561,167.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 599,972.
Cases reported in the past day • 612.
Deaths reported in the past day • Two – a man aged 45-64 in Salt Lake County, and a man 65-84 in Washington County.
Tests reported in the past day • 7,246 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,522 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 149. It’s 10 from Tuesday. Of those currently admitted to the hospital, 55 are in intensive care units – seven more than Tuesday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the original method of the state, the rate is 8.4%. This is higher than the seven-day average of 7.2%.
The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Wednesday’s rate was 3.3%, about the same as the seven-day average of 3.5%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Total to date • 388 426 sake; 2,139 deaths; 15,675 hospitalizations; 2,244,457 people were tested.
This story is evolving and will be updated.