The state also reports 444 new cases and nine more deaths.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Diane Gilles takes a handful of syringes filled with the Moderna vaccine to be given to humans on Thursday, March 18, 2021, while Utah Film Studios lends its space to the Summit County Health Department. as a drive-through vaccination station for COVID-19.
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The Utah Department of Health reported Friday that nearly 47,000 people had received COVID-19 vaccines the previous day. And with that, the number of Utahns now completely vaccinated against the coronavirus is closer to 650,000.
The state also reported 444 new cases of the disease and nine more deaths. Eight of the nine occurred before March 18 and it was only recently confirmed that it was caused by COVID-19. And after further tests, the state removed one fatality announced on February 21 after it was determined that it was not related to the coronavirus.
Vaccine doses administered in the past day / total doses administered • 46,995 / 1,650,850.
Utahns fully vaccinated • 649,354.
Cases reported in the past day • 444.
Deaths reported in the past day • Nine.
Salt Lake County reported five deaths: a man and two women between the ages of 65-84, and a 85-year-old man and woman.
There are two deaths in Davis County: an 85-year-old man and a woman. Another man, 85, died in Cache County. And Weber County reported the death of a woman 65-84.
Tests reported in the past day • 5,264 people were tested for the first time. A total of 12,293 people were tested.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 140. These are two from Thursday. Of those currently hospitalized, 55 are in intensive care units – two more than Thursday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 8.4%. This is higher than the seven day average of 7%.
The state’s new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. Friday’s rate was 3.6%, slightly higher than the seven-day average of 3.4%.
[Read more: Utah is changing how it measures the rate of positive COVID-19 tests. Here’s what that means.]
Total to date • 389 353 sake; 2,157 deaths; 15,728 hospitalizations; 2,436,569 people were tested.