SALT LAKE CITY — Coming off a three-day holiday weekend, the Utah Department of Health reported an additional 39,882 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, along with 28 new deaths.
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- FRIDAY - 13,551 cases
- SATURDAY - 10,080
- SUNDAY - 6,355
- MONDAY - 9,934
The new cases numbers show the omicron surge in the state is continuing unabated with 681 people now hospitalized with COVID-19, with 190 being treated in ICU beds which are 91.6% occupied.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 10,652 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 41.3% and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 29.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 8,490 of them, including 2,556 cases in children ages 5-10, 1,875 cases in children ages 11-13, and 4,059 cases in children ages 14-18.
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"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 13.3 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 6.1 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 2.3 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people," UDOH reports. "Since February 1, 2021, people who are unvaccinated are at 6.8 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.9 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.6 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
With eight additional deaths reported Tuesday, Utah's death toll stands at 3,979:
- Male, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between the ages of 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between the ages of 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between the ages of 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 45-64, Weber County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Weber County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, older than 85, Cache County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Sevier County resident. not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 45-64. Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, older than 85, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Uintah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64. Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64. Salt Lake County resident. hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64. Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death