SALT LAKE CITY — Utah reported 1,935 new COVID-19 cases Thursday along with an additional 13 deaths in the state, although one occurred before Jan. 10.
There are currently 650 people in Utah hospitalized with COVID-19.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 1,956 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 33.4%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 19.5%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 319 of them, including 155 cases in children ages 5-10, 67 cases in children ages 11-13, and 97 cases in children ages 14-18.
"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 8.6 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.6 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 Thursday, Utah's death toll stands at 4,250:
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Sevier County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Female, between 65-84, Garfield County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Davis County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, older than 85, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death