Utah reports 943 new cases and 5 more deaths.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nurse Angie Boren and fellow members of the Community Nursing staff vaccinated more than 2,200 Jordan School District employees at West Hills Middle School on February 12, 2021.
For the first time since late October, the number of Utahns admitted to hospital for COVID-19 dropped below 300, a sign that the grip of the pandemic on health resources may be easing. Utah officials also reported their third consecutive day of at least 20,000 doses of the vaccine.
Vaccinations reported in the past day / total vaccinations • 22,473 / 512,189.
Number of Utahns receiving two doses • 153 307.
Cases reported in the past day • 943
Deaths reported in the past day • 5.
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A male resident of Iron County, between 65-84, was admitted to the hospital at the time of death.
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A male resident of Salt Lake County, aged 45-64, was not admitted to the hospital at the time of death.
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A female resident of Tooele County, aged 65-84, was admitted to hospital at the time of death.
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A female Utah County resident, aged 45-64, was admitted to the hospital at the time of her death.
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A male Utah County resident, over 85, was not admitted to the hospital at the time of his death.
Hospitalizations reported in the past day • 298. It’s 14 from Friday and the first day under 300 since 26. October. Of those currently hospitalized, 116 are in intensive care units – 2 less than on Friday.
Tests reported in the past day • 6 803 people were tested for the first time. A total of 18,233 people were tested on Friday.
Percentage of positive tests • According to the state’s original method, the rate is 13.9%. This is slightly lower than the seven-day average of 14.4%.
The new method counts all test results, including repeated tests of the same individual. The rate is now at 5.2%, lower than the seven-day average of 6.4%.
Total to date • 360 584 sake; 1,790 deaths; 14,151 hospitalizations; 3,584,792 tests.