The daily number of COVID-19 vaccinations in Utah remains above 20,000

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kirsten Weber gives a COVID-19 vaccine to a Utah County resident at a former Shopko store in Spanish Fork on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

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According to the Department of Health, more than 20,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Utah on Friday, including five more deaths related to the coronavirus report.

Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 21,204 / 404,085.

Number of Utahns receiving two doses • 99,160.

Cases reported in the past day • 1 211.

Deaths reported in the past day • 5.

The deaths reported on Friday are • Three women were killed – one over 85 in Salt Lake County; one over 85 in Millard County, and one between 45 and 64 in Tooele County. Two men were also killed, both between 45 and 64 – one in Weber County and one in Uintah County.

Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 335. It’s 14 from Friday. Of those currently admitted to the hospital, 123 are in intensive care units – six more than Friday.

Tests reported in the past day • 8 264.

Percentage of positive tests • 14.04%. This is slightly lower than the seven-day average of 16.2%.

Total to date • 353,700 cases; 1,733 deaths; 13,828 hospitalizations; 2,070,190 people were tested.

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