SALT LAKE CITY — Utah reported 6,166 new COVID-19 cases Friday along with an additional 10 deaths in the state, although five occured before Jan. 1.
There are currently 854 people in Utah hospitalized with COVID-19.
The rolling 7-day average for positive tests is now at 7,043 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 46.6%. and the rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 30.2%.
Among the new cases, school-aged children accounted for 833 of them, including 338 cases in children ages 5-10, 207 cases in children ages 11-13, and 288 cases in children ages 14-18.
"In the last 28 days, people who are unvaccinated are at 11.2 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.8 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 6.7 times greater risk of dying from COVID-19, 4.3 times greater risk of being hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 1.5 times greater risk of testing positive for COVID-19 than vaccinated people."
With 10 additional deaths reported Friday, Utah's death toll stands at 4,107:
- Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Female, between 65-84, Carbon County resident, long-term care facility resident
- Male, between 65-84, Emery County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Emery County resident, not hospitalized
- Female, between 65-84, Carbon County resident, not hospitalized
- Female, between 65-84, Emery County resident, not hospitalized
- Female, older than 85, Salt Lake County resident, long-term care facility
- resident
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
- Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death