NewsCoronavirusLocal Coronavirus News

Actions

Six deaths from December included in Saturday's COVID-19 case count

Coronavirus
Posted
and last updated

New Cases
2,150 new cases have been reported, for a total of 322,252.

Testing
10,460 new tests have been performed, for a total of 1,895,061.
The rolling seven-day average of positive cases is now 2,315 per day, or roughly 24.7% of those tested.

Hospitalizations
581 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19. In total, 12,452 people have been hospitalized since March.

Deaths
13 new deaths have been reported, including six that occurred prior to December 26, 2020, for a total of 1,485.
The office of the Medical Examiner conducts through investigations of all potential COVID-related deaths, which can take several weeks to complete.
The newly reported deaths include:

9 males:

  • between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized
  • between 65-84, Box Elder County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • between 65-84, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • between 65-84, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • between 65-84, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • older than 85, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
  • between 65-84, Garfield County resident, long-term care facility resident

4 females:

  • older than 85, Utah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • older than 85, Uintah County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • between 65-84, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
  • older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident

Vaccinations
9,758 new vaccines have been administered, for a total of 152,509. Note: “Doses Administered” is the number of vaccine doses that have been given to people and reported to the UDOH. There will be a lag between when vaccines are shipped, administered to a person, and finally reported to the UDOH.