Utah reports 21 new deaths from COVID-19 Friday; 2,189 new cases

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah department of health on Friday reports 21 new deaths from COVID-19 since the day before. That's the most deaths reported in a single day in the state since January.

The health department reported 20 deaths on January 15, 2021.

This comes on the heels of an announcement Friday by Intermountain Healthcare that they will suspend most non-emergency surgeries as they grapple with an "unsustainable" number of mostly unvaccinated COVID-19 patients.

READ: Intermountain Healthcare hospitals to suspend non-emergency surgeries as COVID cases surge

The health department reported, school-aged children account for 544 of today's newly announced cases.

• 210 cases in children ages 5-10
• 155 cases in children ages 11-13
• 179 cases in children ages 14-17

The health department reported, the rolling 7-day average for positive tests is 1,511 per day. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "people over people" is 12.2%. The rolling 7-day average for percent positivity of "tests over tests" is 9.2%.

The health department reported, there are 529 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in Utah.

Case statistics for the 21 deaths reported are as follows:

1. Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, not hospitalized
2. Male, older than 85, Washington County resident, long-term care facility resident
3. Female, older than 85, Kane County resident, not hospitalized
4. Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
5. Female, between 65-84, Utah County resident, not hospitalized
6. Male, between 15-24, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
7. Male, older than 85, Juab County resident, hospitalized at time of death
8. Female, older than 85, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
9. Female, between 45-64, Utah County resident, not hospitalized
10. Male, between 25-44, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death
11. Male, between 45-64, Utah County resident, hospitalized at time of death
12. Male, older than 85, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
13. Male, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
14. Female, older than 85, Davis County resident, long-term care facility resident
15. Female, between 45-64, Weber County resident, not hospitalized
16. Male, between 45-64, Wasatch County resident, hospitalized at time of death
17. Male, between 45-64, Washington County resident, hospitalized at time of death
18. Female, between 65-84, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death
19. Male, between 25-44, Salt Lake County resident, not hospitalized
20. Male, older than 85, Sanpete County resident, hospitalized at time of death
21. Female, between 45-64, Salt Lake County resident, hospitalized at time of death