Utah has seen 533,526 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3,095 total deaths as of Tuesday, according to the Utah Department of Health. That’s an increase of 1,343 cases since Monday. School-aged kids account for 284 of today’s newly announced cases. Five new deaths were reported.
Here are the latest numbers.
- Total number of COVID-19 cases: 533,526
- Total reported people tested: 3,608,571
- Vaccines administered: 3,626,510
- Total COVID-19 hospitalizations: 23,321
- Current COVID-19 hospitalizations: 523
- Total COVID-19 deaths: 3,095
- Single-day high for reported cases: 4,672 (Dec. 31)
- Single-day high for reported deaths: 30 (Dec. 17 and Jan. 21)
Recently
- Utah now has just as many patients hospitalized with the virus as during the peak of the pandemic — and the state’s case count may be headed back up,
- Utah is beefing up COVID-19 testing so residents no longer have to wait in line for hours to be swabbed for the virus and is also piloting a new process intended to make it easier to get the results required for travel to many places,
- The Utah Department of Health is now recommending high-risk individuals get a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
- State attorneys general, including Utah AG Sean Reyes, are banding together in preparation to sue when President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate rules become official.
- Children as young as 5 years old may be able to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Halloween, now that Pfizer and BioTech are reporting lower doses of their vaccine proved safe.
- While one Utah Republican, Rep. Chris Stewart, harshly criticized the CDC’s latest mask recommendations, GOP Sen. Mitt Romney says being pro-life means getting COVID-19 vaccine.
- Even with the shots, Utahns can still catch the coronavirus. “All of us are going to get it at some point,” a Westminster College professor said.
- The University of Utah is offering free, weekly asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 to family and household members of its students, faculty and staff.
Worldwide
Globally, the novel coronavirus pandemic has now infected 240,631,670 and killed 4,899,169 people as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization.
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Utah coronavirus updates: The latest COVID-19 news and case counts
Source: Gabriella Pinoys
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