The state reports two more deaths from the coronavirus.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Individuals who experienced homelessness were able to get help from the homeless court, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations and other services, in Rio Grande Street, as part of a Salt Lake City Community Commitment Program Resource Fair in Rio Grande Street, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
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Nearly 700,000 Utahns have been completely vaccinated against the coronavirus – more than 20% of the state’s total population.
The Utah Department of Health has administered another 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the past day, and two more Utahs have died from the coronavirus.
Vaccine doses administered in the past day / total doses administered • 30,001 / 1,738,003.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 699,517.
Cases reported in the past day • 358.
Deaths reported in the past day • Two: A woman between the ages of 65-84 in Carbon County, and a woman 45-64 in Salt Lake County.
Tests reported in the past day • 5,683 people were tested for the first time. A total of 15,222 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 124. These are two from Monday. Of those currently admitted to the hospital, 59 are in intensive care units – two less than Monday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 6.3%. This is lower than the seven-day average of 7.7%.
The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Tuesday’s rate was 2.4%, lower than the seven-day average of 3.8%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Total to date • 390,647 cases; 2,161 deaths; 15,804 hospitalizations; 2 455 549 people were tested.
This story is evolving and will be updated.