SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, Utah set a daily record with 32 new COVID deaths Tuesday.
Along with the new deaths, 1,341 new cases were reported. There are currently 681 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah, the first time that number has dipped below 700 in weeks.
The previous record for most COVID deaths in a single day was 26 back on Nov. 24, 2020.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 2,398 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 35.7%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 22.2%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 224 of them, including 172 cases in children ages 5-10, 48 cases in children ages 11-13, and 59 cases in children ages 14-18.
"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 8.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.7 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," UDOH reports. "Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.5 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.1 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.4 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
With 13 additional deaths reported Friday, Utah's death toll stands at 4,223:
- Female, between 45-64, Uintah County, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 25-44, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Millard County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Summit County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Box Elder County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Cache County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female. between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Summit County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Duchesne County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, unknown if hospitalized at time of death